Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
ISSN: 2168-9857
Department of Urology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco
Case Report
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis on Renal Transplant Due to Stenosis of Uretero-Vesical Anastomosis: Observation and Initial Intervention (Case Report)
Author(s): Nedjim A Saleh*, Nzambimana Deogratias, Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Abdi Mostapha, Moataz Amine, Dakir Mohamed, Debbagh Adil and Aboutaieb Rachid
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare infectious complication of kidney transplantation. It is defined by the
presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, the excretory cavities and the perirenal space due to non-anaerobic gasforming
bacteria. Its management is not codified nowadays, and this is due to its rarity and limited number of
reported cases. During the past, nephrectomy was the rule. But nowadays, management is based on resuscitation
measures and urinary tract’s diversion. In this article, authors present a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a
77-year-old patient with a transplanted kidney 29 years previously. His management was conservative with favorable
ultimate evolution... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9857.22.11.298