Open AccessDouble J stenting: A rewarding option in the management of emphysematous pyelonephritis
Author(s) -
Debiprasad Das,
Dilip Kumar Pal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.184881
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous nephrostomy , percutaneous , nephrostomy , decompression , surgery
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute necrotizing inflammation of renal parenchyma and peri-nephric tissue characterized by gas formation. In this study, we evaluated the outcome of EPN cases by medical management with or without renal decompression.