Pyelonephritis
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an unusual form of chronic pyelonephritis characterized by granulomatous abscess ... Treatment of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis involves antibiotics as well as surgery. Removal of the kidney is the best ... Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is most common in middle-aged women. It can present somewhat differently in children, in ... CT scan or kidney ultrasonography is useful in the diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis; serial imaging may be ...
Excretory system
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an unusual form of chronic pyelonephritis. It results in severe destruction of the kidney ... There are three main classifications of pyelonephritis: acute, chronic and xanthogranulomatous. In acute pyelonephritis, the ... For patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, treatment might include antibiotics as well as surgery. Nephrectomy is ... Patients infected with Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis experience recurrent fevers, anemia, kidney stones and loss of ...
Lev Elterman
Bear's Paw sign: A Classic Presentation of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis. Urology. July 2015 14. Wei Phin Tan, Philip ...
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation
Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis Goodman M, Curry T, Russell T (March 1979). "Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP): a ... The xanthogranulomatous type of inflammation is most-commonly seen in pyelonephritis and cholecystitis, although it has more ... Proteus and Escherichia coli are the most commonly involved bacteria in xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. The foam cells of ... Cozzutto C, Carbone A (August 1988). "The xanthogranulomatous process. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation". Pathol. Res. Pract. ...
List of MeSH codes (C12)
... pyelonephritis MeSH C12.777.419.744.717.810 - pyelonephritis, xanthogranulomatous MeSH C12.777.419.775 - renal artery ... pyelonephritis MeSH C12.777.419.570.643.790.810 - pyelonephritis, xanthogranulomatous MeSH C12.777.419.590 - nephrocalcinosis ...