Acute Renal Infection in Adult, Part 1: An Overview of What the Radiologist Needs to Know

• Main Authors: Suman Hazarika (Author), Rochita Venkataramanan (Author), Tonmoy Das (Author), Sukanya Deuri (Author), Shalini Lohchab (Author), Tamsir Rongpipi (Author), Asish Agarwala (Author), Akash Venkataramanan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Acute renal infection or acute pyelonephritis (AP) denotes the process of inflammation of the renal parenchyma and its collecting system and the urothelium following infection. Uncomplicated AP commonly affects otherwise healthy, young women without structural or functional urinary tract abnormaliti...