| Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. | |
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PMID: 10737279 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, severe gas-forming infection of renal parenchyma and its surrounding areas. The radiological classification and adequate therapeutic regimen are controversial and the prognostic factors and pathogenesis remain uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the clinical features, radiological classification, and prognostic factors of EPN; to compare the modalities of management (ie, antibiotic treatment alone, percutaneous catheter drainage combined with antibiotic treatment, or nephrectomy) and outcome among the various radiological classes of EPN; and to clarify the gas-forming mechanism and pathogenesis of EPN by gas analysis and pathological findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-eight EPN cases from our institution were enrolled between August 1,1989, and November 30, 1997. According to the radiological findings on computed tomographic scan, they were classified into the following classes: (1) class 1: gas in the collecting system only; (2) class 2: gas in the renal parenchyma without extension to extrarenal space; (3) class 3A: extension of gas or abscess to perinephric space; class 3B: extension of gas or abscess to pararenal space; and (4) class 4: bilateral EPN or solitary kidney with EPN. The clinical manifestations, management, and outcome were compared. The gas contents of specimens from 6 patients were analyzed. The pathological findings from 8 patients who received nephrectomy were reviewed. The statistical methods consisted of the Fisher exact test (2 tailed) for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables to test the predictors of poor prognosis. RESULTS: Forty-six patients (96%) had diabetes mellitus, and 10 (22%) of the 46 also had urinary tract obstruction in the corresponding renoureteral unit. The other 2 nondiabetic patients (4%) had severe hydronephrosis. Twenty-one (72%) of the 29 patients with diabetes mellitus also had a glycosylated hemoglobin A(1c) level higher than 0.08. Escherichia coli (69%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (29%) were the most common pathogens. The mortality rate in patients who received antibiotic treatment alone was 40% (2 of 5 patients). The success rate of management by percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) combined with antibiotic treatment was 66% (27 of 41 patients). In classes 1 and 2 EPN, all the patients who were treated using a PCD or ureteral catheter combined with antibiotic treatment survived. In extensive EPN (classes 3 and 4), 17 (85%) of the 20 patients with fewer than 2 risk factors (ie, thrombocytopenia, acute renal function impairment, disturbance of consciousness, or shock) were successfully treated using PCD combined with antibiotic treatment; and the patients with 2 or more risk factors had a significantly higher failure rate than those with no or only 1 risk factors (92% vs 15%, P<.001). Eight of the 14 patients who had an unsuccessful treatment using a PCD underwent subsequent nephrectomy, 7 of whom survived. Only 2 patients were managed by direct nephrectomy and survived. The overall success rate of nephrectomy was 90% (9 of 10 patients). The total mortality was 18.8% (9 of 48 patients). Five of the 6 gas samples contained hydrogen (average, 12.8%), and all had carbon dioxide (average, 14.4%). The pathological findings from 8 of 10 who underwent nephrectomy revealed poor perfusion in most cases (ie, infarction, 5 patients; vascular thrombosis, 3 patients; and arteriosclerosis and/or glomerulosclerosis, 4 patients). CONCLUSION: Acute renal infection with E coli or K pneumoniae in patients with diabetes mellitus and/or urinary tract obstruction is the cornerstone for the development of EPN. Mixed acid fermentation of glucose by Enterobacteriaceae is the major pathway of gas formation. For localized EPN (classes 1 and 2), PCD combined with antibiotic treatment can provide a good outcome. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED) |
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J J Huang; C C Tseng |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Archives of internal medicine Volume: 160 ISSN: 0003-9926 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2000 Mar |
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Created Date: 2000-04-12 Completed Date: 2000-04-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372440 Medline TA: Arch Intern Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 797-805 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. jjhuang@mail.ncku.edu.tw |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / therapeutic use Decision Trees Diagnosis, Differential Drainage Emphysema / microbiology*, mortality, physiopathology Escherichia coli / isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections* / complications, diagnosis, therapy Female Humans Klebsiella Infections* / complications, diagnosis, therapy Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification Male Middle Aged Nephrectomy Prognosis Pyelonephritis / complications*, diagnosis*, microbiology, mortality, physiopathology, radiography, therapy* Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Treatment Outcome |
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