Pyonephrosis

Pyonephrosis
Watercolour drawing of a dissected kidney, showing a condition of acute pyonephrosis. The ureter is blocked by a calculus and several calculi are seen lying in the sacculi.
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Pyonephrosis (from Greek pyon 'pus' and nephros 'kidney'[1]) is a dangerous kidney infection that is characterized by pus accumulation in the renal collecting system.[2] It is linked to renal collecting system blockage and suppurative renal parenchymal destruction, which result in complete or nearly complete kidney failure.[3]

  1. ^ "pyonephrosis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Kumar, Lanka Praveen; Khan, Irshad; Kishore, Amit; Gopal, Manoj; Behera, Vineet (July 1, 2016). "Pyonephrosis among Patients with Pyelonephritis Admitted in Department of Nephrology and Urology of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study". Journal of Nepal Medical Association. 61 (258). Nepal Medical Association: 111–114. doi:10.31729/jnma.8015. PMC 10088997. PMID 37203981.
  3. ^ Scârneciu, Ioan; Constantina, Alexandru; Grigorescu, Dan; Maxim, Laurian (2015). "Pyonephrosis: diagnosis and treatment: report of 65 cases". Jurnal Medical Brasovean: 45–48. ISSN 2247-4706. Retrieved December 28, 2023.