The management of pyonephrosis

G S Harrison, Harrison GS
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 1983 · vol. 65(2) , pp. 126–7 · PMID:6830129 · PMC2494267
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This paper describes the management of 63 pyonephrosis cases, finding that nephrectomy was the primary procedure in 62% of patients while conservative surgery preserved kidney function in 21%.

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Abstract

The treatment of 63 cases of pyonephrosis is described. The primary procedure in 39 patients (62%) was nephrectomy. A drainage procedure, usually nephrostomy, was performed in the remainder and in 10 cases an obstructing stone was removed. In 13 cases (21%) a useful functioning kidney resulted from conservative surgery. The indications for the different treatments are discussed.

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Pyelonephritis Adolescent Adult Aged Child Drainage Female Humans Kidney Calculi Kidney Calculi Male Middle Aged Nephrectomy Pyelonephritis Pyelonephritis Suppuration

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