Pyonephrosis is pus within the renal collecting system. It frequently occurs in an obstructed renal tract due to stasis. Percutaneous nephrostomy insertion is a life saving first line treatment, to treat sepsis and prevent terminal renal impair...

Sample from the renal collecting system after puncture.. Content from the left renal collecting system - murky appearances of pus and urine mixed together. Sent for microbiological analysis. ...

95%). Cardiovascular involvement is low (endocarditis at 2%), but is the major cause of mortality. Often, valve replacement and antibiotics are needed. Pericarditis and myocarditis are seen, too. Pulmonary infection can be from inhalation or hematogenous sources, and can cause any chest syndrome. Rarely is Brucella isolated from sputum. Genitourinary infection can include epidydemoorchitis or pyonephrosis (rare). Cutaneous involvement is not specific. Hematological signs include anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia. Brucella is isolated from a blood culture on Castaneda medium or from bone marrow. Prolonged incubation (up to six weeks) may be required, as they are slow-growing, but on modern automated machines, the cultures often show positive results within seven days. On Gram stain, they appear as dense clumps of Gram-negative coccobacilli and are exceedingly difficult to see. In recent years, molecular diagnostic techniques based on the genetic component of the pathogen have become more ...

We treated this patient initially with high dose broad spectrum antibiotics and intravenous fluid therapy with a provisional diagnosis of pyonephrosis and right epididymo-orchitis. The plainx ray film of the abdomen was unremarkable and there was no evidence of any renal stones. The next morning computed tomography (with intravenous contrast but no oral contrast) revealed retroperitoneal necrotising infection but without any definite source. The patient was taken to theatre and underwent a right orchidectomy along with debridement of retroperitoneal necrotic tissue extraperitoneally via a separate lumbar incision. During operation we found more necrotic tissue and milky fluid rather than frank pus. Urgent Gram stain showed the presence of Gram positive cocci and bacilli. He was started on high dose benzylpenicillin, metronidazole, and flucloxacillin along with parenteral feeding. Subsequent intravenous urography was normal but a barium enema (fig 1, right) revealed a polypoidal growth in the ...

TB or to a pyonephrosis. The latter is usually accompanied by a more severe, acute pain and fever whereas XGP or TB has a lower-grade, chronic pain. CT may differentiate TB from XGP and is also more sensitive to extrarenal spread of disease. ...

This article reviews the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of renal tuberculosis (TB), including TB in transplant recipients and immunocompromised patients. Multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) forms the mainstay of cross-sectional imaging in renal TB. It can easily identify calcification, renal scars, mass lesions, and urothelial thickening. The combination of uneven caliectasis, with urothelial thickening and lack of pelvic dilatation, can also be demonstrated on MDCT. MRI is a sensitive modality for demonstration of features of renal TB, including tissue edema, asymmetric perinephric fat stranding, and thickening of Gerotas fascia, all of which may be clues to focal pyelonephritis of tuberculous origin. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values may help in differentiating hydronephrosis from pyonephrosis. ADC values also have the potential to serve as a sensitive non-invasive biomarker of renal fibrosis. ...

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Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is a type of tumor in the cystadenocarcinoma grouping. It can occur in the breast as well as in the ovary. Tumors are normally multilocular with various smooth, thin walled cysts. Within the cysts is found a haemorrhagic or cellular debris. Honma N, Sakamoto G, Ikenaga M, Kuroiwa K, Younes M, Takubo K (August 2003). Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 127 (8): 1031-3. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2003) ...

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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma by foamy macrophages. The only treatment for this type of pyelonephritis is of a surgical nature with partial or total nephrectomy. The occurrence of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis during pregnancy is a rare event (with only 6 cases described in the literature). We report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 32-week pregnant woman associated with hepatic dysfunction.

Comparison illustrations of a type of kidney stone called staghorn calculi. One figure shows the stones within a normal kidney and the other shows a hydronephrotic kidney infected with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. This is artwork created for a medical malpractice case to show the jury how the patients kidney may have appeared, based upon CT scans.

Pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma is an extremely rare neoplasm in pregnancy. To our knowledge, there have been 2 published cases of pancreatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (PMC) during pregnancy in the literature; one of which was reported to have ruptur

Image from Radiology Picture of the Day http://www.radpod.org/2007/06/19/xanthogranulomatous-pyelonephritis/ Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare but severe complication of chronic UTIs. I think of it (in simplistic terms) as a pyelonephritis so severe that it results in loss of…. ...

MalaCards based summary : Perinephritis is related to pyelonephritis and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. An important gene associated with Perinephritis is REN (Renin), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Peptide ligand-binding receptors and Calcium signaling pathway. Affiliated tissues include kidney, colon and smooth muscle, and related phenotypes are homeostasis/metabolism and muscle ...

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Zeugolis, D.I., Panengad, P.P., Raghunath, M., Yew, E.S.Y., Sheppard, C., Phan, T.T. (2010). An in situ and in vitro investigation for the transglutaminase potential in tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 92A (4) : 1310-1320. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a. ...

Clinical Evidence for Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence in Primary Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma. PubMed, SCI, Scopus, ESCI, PMC indexed

TY - JOUR. T1 - Carcinosarcoma in the cecum. AU - Ryu, Youngjoon. AU - Kim, Aeree. AU - Kim, Han Kyeom. AU - Lee, Beomjae. AU - Jung, Woonyong. PY - 2012/7/1. Y1 - 2012/7/1. N2 - Carcinosarcoma of the colon is rare. Seventeen cases have been reported in the English literature. Most cases occurred in the left side of the colon. Indeed, there is only one reported case of cecal carcinosarcoma. Carcinosarcoma has a tendency to distantly metastasize and shows dismal prognosis. We report a case of carcinosarcoma in the cecum and review the literature describing colonic carcinosarcoma.. AB - Carcinosarcoma of the colon is rare. Seventeen cases have been reported in the English literature. Most cases occurred in the left side of the colon. Indeed, there is only one reported case of cecal carcinosarcoma. Carcinosarcoma has a tendency to distantly metastasize and shows dismal prognosis. We report a case of carcinosarcoma in the cecum and review the literature describing colonic carcinosarcoma.. KW - ...

Pyelonephritis - from the Greek pyelo (pelvis), nephros (kidney), and itis (inflammation) - refers to an inflammation of the kidney that can be acute, recurrent, or chronic. Chronic pyelonephritis is a complex renal disorder characterised by chronic tubulointerstitial inflammation and deep segmental cortical renal scarring and clubbing of the pelvic calyces as the papillae retract into the scars. It is an important cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The term chronic pyelonephritis is sometimes used synonymously with interstitial nephritis, reflux nephropathy, and chronic atrophic pyelonephritis, and encompasses relatively rare but severe variants such as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) and emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). [1] Huang JJ, Tseng CC. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Mar 27;160(6):797-805. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10737279?tool=bestpractice.com ...

Duke University research suggests that patients with non-STEMI who spend more than 2 days in the hospital after their event appear to have more comorbidities and in-hospital complications than those with shorter lengths of stay.... Read More ...