Gas in the kidney: CT findings

Gas in the kidney: CT findings

Gas in the renal parenchyma is a rare finding seen best with computed tomography (CT). It can be encountered in a wide range of clinical conditions, some of them life-threatening like emphysematous pyelonephritis, whereas in others, it may represent a postoperative or procedure outcome. The latter a...

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Published in:Emergency radiology Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 83 - 87
Main Authors: Portnoy, Orith, Apter, Sara, Koukoui, Olga, Konen, Eliahu, Amitai, Marianne M, Sella, Tamar, Gayer, Gabriella, Hertz, Marjorie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01-06-2007
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Computed tomography
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Medicine
Emergency procedures
Gases
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Kidney - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Pyelonephritis - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Gas in the renal parenchyma is a rare finding seen best with computed tomography (CT). It can be encountered in a wide range of clinical conditions, some of them life-threatening like emphysematous pyelonephritis, whereas in others, it may represent a postoperative or procedure outcome. The latter are not usually a clinical emergency (for example, after nephrostomy insertion or in a urinary intestinal connection). Due to the increasing use of abdominal CT examinations, radiologists, especially in emergency setting, should be aware of this rare finding and be familiar with its differential diagnosis.
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ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/s10140-007-0599-8