A rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis and bowel ischemia

Albara Hariri; Abdulhkam Aljarbou; Khalid Albalawi; Saad Alqasem; Ibrahim Alowidah; Ali Abdel Raheem

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101685

A rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis and bowel ischemia

Albara Hariri, Abdulhkam Aljarbou, Khalid Albalawi, Saad Alqasem, Ibrahim Alowidah, Ali Abdel Raheem

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Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare life-threatening gas producing kidney infection, commonly affects uncontrolled diabetic patients with underlying urinary tract obstruction. Presence of pneumoperitoneum and involvement of the bowels are uncommon presentation of EPN. In the present report, we present a 59-year-old African male who had extensive EPN with pneumoperitoneum, pneumatosis intestinalis and extension to the bowel causing ischemia. Successful surgical exploration was done, with resection anastomosis of the ischemic bowel segment and drainage of the kidney.

Original language	English
Article number	101685
Journal	Urology Case Reports
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101685
State	Published - Sep 2021

Keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis
Kidney
Renal abscess
Urinary tract infection

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A rare case of emphysematous pyelonephritis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis and bowel ischemia

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