Medical therapy alone for the treatment of gas forming intrarenal abscess

Gas forming renal infections are severe, potentially lethal conditions. Gas formation in an intrarenal abscess is extremely rare. Formerly, these patients were uniformly treated by a combined medical and surgical approach. We describe 2 patients with intrarenal gas abscess who were successfully trea...

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Published in:	The Journal of urology Vol. 151; no. 2; p. 398
Main Authors:	Nickas, M E, Reese, J H, Anderson, R U
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-1994
Subjects:	Abscess - drug therapy Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Escherichia coli Infections - drug therapy Female Gases Humans Kidney Diseases - drug therapy Male Middle Aged
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Summary:	Gas forming renal infections are severe, potentially lethal conditions. Gas formation in an intrarenal abscess is extremely rare. Formerly, these patients were uniformly treated by a combined medical and surgical approach. We describe 2 patients with intrarenal gas abscess who were successfully treated with antibiotics alone. We review the literature concerning intrarenal gas abscess and propose a pathophysiological mechanism for its formation as well as a treatment schema.
ISSN:	0022-5347
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-5347(17)34960-1