Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2017
Publication Title
Urology Case Reports
Abstract
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an acute infection of the renal parenchyma and perinephric tissues caused by gas-forming microorganisms, resulting in the radiographic presence of gas in the kidney, collecting system, and surrounding spaces. Here we present a case of severe emphysematous pyelonephritis in the setting of Klebsiella urosepsis. Surgical exploration of the flank revealed infectious disintegration of the renal parenchyma into a large phlegmon. The post-operative course was complicated by renal artery pseudoaneurysm and cutaneous fistualization of a perinephric fluid collection. Despite the high rate of mortality associated with this condition, the patient survived and has remained clinically well.
DOI
10.1016/j.eucr.2017.03.026
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Koo, Kevin and Hyams, Elias S., "Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm" (2017). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2808.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2808
