Chonnam Med J.
1998 Dec;34(2):293-296.
A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis with Renal Staghorn Calculi
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- 1Department of Urology, Kwang Ju Christian Hospital, Kwang Ju, Korea.
Abstract
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an unusual chronic and severe renal in- fection that is characterized by extensive destruction of renal parenchyme and presence of lipid-laden macrophage. An accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult because there is no single cha- racteristic clinical or radiological feature to diagnosis this rare disease. Herein we report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 49 year old female which was associated with renal staghorn calculi.
