How does the retroperitoneal air shift to mediastinum in emphysematous pyelonephritis? Evidence from computed tomography

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 662-663

  Wang, Yen Chieh ^a   Shen, Kun Hung ^b   Yang, Fei Shih ^a   Yang, Stone ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS; GAS TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMORETROPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AIR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PYELONEPHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646821377     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01381.x     Document Type: Letter

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