Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis and emphysematous cystitis with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease: Is conservative management justified?

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-157

  Arun, Narayanaswamy ^a   Hussain, Abdullatif ^a   Kapoor, Madan Mohan ^a   Abul, Fawzi ^a  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; Conservative management; Emphysematous cystitis; Emphysematous pyelonephritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYSTITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CYSTITIS; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT; PYELONEPHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847033240     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098371     Document Type: Article

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