Relationship between uncommon computed tomography findings and clinical aspects in patients with acute pyelonephritis.

CONCLUSIONS: The uncommon CT findings that were related to aggravated clinical and laboratory parameters of APN patients were perirenal fat infiltration, ureteral wall edema, and renal abscess formation. The inflammatory reaction and tissue destruction may be more aggressive in patients with these CT findings. PMID: 25045448 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Korean Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Korean J Urol Source Type: research