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Gas in the inferior vena cava from severe emphysematous pyelonephritis
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Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Kristen McAlpine, Division
of Urology, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue,
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2020, 27(2), 10195-10198.
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life-threatening, urologic emergency. We present the case of a 54-year-old female who was found to have a large volume of air in her renal vein and inferior vena cava from severe emphysematous pyelonephritis. In this case report, the medical and operative management of this patient are reviewed, and the literature on the management of emphysematous pyelonephritis is summarized.Keywords
necrotizing pyelonephritis, nephrectomy, percutaneous nephrostomy
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McAlpine, K., Ryan, S.E., Roberts, M., Vigil, H.R. (2020). Gas in the inferior vena cava from severe emphysematous pyelonephritis. Canadian Journal of Urology, 27(2), 10195–10198.
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McAlpine K, Ryan SE, Roberts M, Vigil HR. Gas in the inferior vena cava from severe emphysematous pyelonephritis. Can J Urology. 2020;27(2):10195–10198.
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K. McAlpine, S.E. Ryan, M. Roberts, and H.R. Vigil, “Gas in the inferior vena cava from severe emphysematous pyelonephritis,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 10195–10198, 2020.
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