Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Our experience with conservative management in 14 cases

Urology Annals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 157-162

  Sharma, Pramod Kumar ^a   Sharma, Ritu ^b   Vijay, Mukesh K ^a   Tiwari, Punit ^a   Goel, Amit ^a   Kundu, Anup K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis; nephrectomy; renal infection

Indexed keywords

PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; FLANK PAIN; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEPHRECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URETER STENT; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84882412509     PISSN: 09747796     EISSN: 09747834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7796.115734     Document Type: Article

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