Acute Renal Infection in Adult, Part 2: Emphysematous Urinary Tract Infection-What the Radiologist Needs to Know

• Main Authors: Suman Hazarika (Author), Rochita Venkataramanan (Author), Tonmoy Das (Author), Akash Venkataramanan (Author), Sukanya Deuri (Author), Shalini Lohchab (Author), Tamsir Rongpipi (Author), Ashish Agarwala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Renal emphysema, as described by Kelly and MacCallum in 1898, refers to the spontaneous generation of gas within the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissues. Since its initial description, it has become apparent that the spectrum of radiologically visible renal and perirenal gas includes three dist...