Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Synchronous Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed

• Glavni autori: Muhammad Usman Mirza MBBS (Autor), John Van Taunay MD (Autor), Muhammad Waleed MBBS (Autor), Shiva Shankar Vangimalla MBBS (Autor), Sharana Hegde MBBS (Autor), Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa MD (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic granulomatous destructive process of the renal parenchyma. It is caused by a chronic inflammatory process due to recurrent urinary tract infections and/or obstructing renal calculi. Rarely, it presents with advanced complications including a...