Open AccessXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis masquerading as a tumor in an infant
Author(s) -
Shirish Nandedkar,
Kamal Malukani,
Pramod Sakhi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.134238
Subject(s) - xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis , nephrectomy , medicine , etiology , treatment modality , chronic pyelonephritis , conservative treatment , renal tumor , radiology , surgery , pathology , kidney
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon form of chronic pyelonephritis and a well recognized entity. It is rarely seen in children and neonates. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult and the etiology is still obscure. The condition is mostly diagnosed on nephrectomy specimen. The focal form mimicking neoplastic condition is rare. A case of XGP is reported here in an 8 month old child in which case nephrectomy was done with the clinical diagnosis of malignant renal tumor. Various modalities of preoperative diagnosis of this entity with conservative approach are also discussed.