Extrarenal manifestations of severe acute pyelonephritis: CT findings in 21 cases

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Zissin, Rivka ^a,c   Osadchy, Alexandra ^a,c   Gayer, Gabriela ^b,c   Kitay Cohen, Yona ^a,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abnormal liver function; Acute pyelonephritis (APN); Computerized Tomography (CT); Gallbladder wall thickening; Infection; Kidney; Periportal edema

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ASCITES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES; PORTAL VEIN; PYELONEPHRITIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33750571413     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-006-0503-y     Document Type: Review

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