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| Year : 2010 |
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a Horse-Shoe kidney
Ritesh Mongha1, Arindam Dutta1, Mukesh Vijay1, Uttara Chatterjee2, Sudip C Chakraborty1
1 Department of Urology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India
2 Department of Pathology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
Sudip C Chakraborty
Department of Urology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
India
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PMID: 20427880 
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) represents an unusual suppurative granulomatous reaction to chronic infection, often in the presence of chronic obstruction from a calculus. We present a case of XGPN in a horse shoe kidney in an adult. Hemi-nephrectomy of the involved side was followed by clinical improvement. The case highlights the importance of early hemi-nephrectomy in XPGN with horse shoe kidney. |
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