Open AccessDIFFICULTIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF XANTOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS
Author(s) -
Emil Enchev,
G. Minkov,
Evgeni Dimitrov,
S Nikolov,
А. С. Петров,
I.P. Ovcharov,
Yovcho Yovtchev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2020.02.007
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , intravenous urography , radiology , angiography , pyelogram , kidney , lithotripsy , xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , surgery , urinary system
Purpose: The diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is primarily histological. The mandatory studies that have to be performed are: abdominal echography, excretory urography, CT, and renal angiography.Methods: The current report covers a period of 16 years (1992-2008) and presents clinical material from 9 patients with a long history of nephrolithiasis. In the past, six of them have undergone surgical or extracorporeal lithotripsy.Results and conclusion: The performed preoperative imaging studies showed kidney tumors, and the operative treatment method used was nephrectomy. The post-operative follow-up did not detect any complications in any of these patients