In the nonobstructed kidney no significant lesions developed; in the obstructed kidney an acute pyelonephritis with necrosis of the renal papillae, as well as cortical abscesses, was found — the ...

Exclusions included patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 30 mL/min/1.73m 2, a kidney transplant, prostatitis, perinephric or renal abscess, severe hepatic impairment ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common burden in patients with diabetes mellitus. Cystitis, ascending infections leading to pyelonephritis, emphysematous complications and renal and ...

Those infected tended to be age 65 and older, have a history of transplant rejection and/or failure and to have received their kidney from the more common deceased donor source rather than a ...

Retroperitoneal abscesses have been described following lithotripsy, renal, gynecologic, and rectal surgeries and following trauma. An emergent catheter drainage yielded almost 1 L of purulent fluid.