Successful nephrectomy after a failure of non-surgical treatment in emphysematous pyelonephritis: A case report
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is an uncommon condition involving acute severe necrotising infection in the renal parenchyma, perinephric space and collecting system, with a mortality rate of up to 13%. A 62-year-old male with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presented with severe epigastric p...
Published in: | Heliyon |
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Main Author: | Chandrasekaran T.; Chong S.; Gan D.E.Y.; Zainal Abidin Z.A.; Hayati F. |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
2022
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140259223&doi=10.1016%2fj.heliyon.2022.e11070&partnerID=40&md5=36365db58deece250205a46109178395 |
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