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CARBUNCLE OF THE KIDNEY: A REPORT OF THREE CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Howard Russell N.
Publication year - 1942
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1942.tb02897.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , general surgery , kidney , abscess , dermatology
S ummary Three successful cases of renal carbuncle (one bilateral) are reported, and a total series of eighty‐four cases are reviewed, eighty‐one case records being obtained from a perusal of the literature. The pathology of renal carbuncle is discussed in relation to that of other members of the metastatic staphylococcal group of renal lesion. The importance of the complete investigation of all cases of “perinephric abscess” is emphasized. On the basis of the results obtained in this series, a rational line of treatment for renal carbuncle is suggested.