Reappraisal of the Management and Outcome of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-24

  Lin, Wei Ching ^b,c   Chen, Yung Fang ^a   Lin, Chien Heng ^b,d   Ho, Yung Jen ^a   Tzeng, Yuan Hong ^e   Chiang, Hsein Jar ^f   Chang, Chao Hsiang ^a   Cheng, Yi Chang ^a   Shen, Wu Chung ^a   Chen, Jeon Hor ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Clinical Medical Science   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Nantou Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

emphysematous pyelonephritis; nephrectomy; percutaneous catheter drainage

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PYELONEPHRITIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651121788     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70035-X     Document Type: Article

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