Combination of Surgical Drainage and Renal Artery Embolization: An Alternative Treatment for Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis
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- 作者：Anand Upasani ; Alex Barnacle ; Derek Roebuck…
- 关键词：Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis ; Renal artery embolization
- 刊名：CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：March 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：40
- 期：3
- 页码：470-473
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- 刊物类别：Medicine
- 刊物主题：Imaging / Radiology; Cardiology; Nuclear Medicine; Ultrasound;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1432-086X
- 卷排序：40
文摘
Conventionally, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is treated with antibiotics and drainage of abscess followed by nephrectomy for definitive treatment. Surgical excision of the affected kidney carries risk of significant complications. An alternative treatment modality is described in the form of embolization of the renal artery to devascularise the renal parenchyma and ablate the renal tissue, thus avoiding a major surgical procedure and the significant risks involved.