Acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully managed by medical therapy alone: A case report and review of the literature
Background
Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life threatening condition usually occurring in diabetics. Management of this condition has traditionally been aggressive and surgery is considered mandatory. However, this is itself a hazardous intervention in a septic, unstable patient with circulatory or liver failure. When bilateral disease is present, the need for long-term dialysis is obviously unavoidable.
Case presentation
We herein report one of the few cases of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully managed by non-surgical treatment.
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| accessLevel | public |
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[ "009:25" ] |
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| description | Background Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life threatening condition usually occurring in diabetics. Management of this condition has traditionally been aggressive and surgery is considered mandatory. However, this is itself a hazardous intervention in a septic, unstable patient with circulatory or liver failure. When bilateral disease is present, the need for long-term dialysis is obviously unavoidable. Case presentation We herein report one of the few cases of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully managed by non-surgical treatment. |
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| identifier | https://healthdata.gov/api/views/igvv-6ban |
| issued | 2025-07-14 |
| keyword |
[ "bilateral-pyelonephritis", "case-report", "emphysematous-pyelonephritis", "medical-therapy", "nih" ] |
| landingPage | https://healthdata.gov/d/igvv-6ban |
| modified | 2025-09-06 |
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| theme |
[ "NIH" ] |
| title | Acute bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis successfully managed by medical therapy alone: A case report and review of the literature |
