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The use of nephrostomy tubes in optimizing surgical conditions for a patient with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
Department of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Joseph Clark, Department of
Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500
University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2020, 27(4), 10342-10345.
Abstract
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare variant of pyelonephritis that often requires radical surgery. We report a case of a 51-year-old female patient who was managed with prolonged placement of nephrostomy tubes prior to surgery. This case illustrates the importance of surgical optimization of a poor operative candidate and the use of nephrostomy tubes as a temporizing management strategy.Keywords
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