Postpartum xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A case report

Jose M. El-Asmar; Rayan Ghanem; Rashed Ghandour; Eliane Al-Halabi; Jad A. Degheili

Case Reports in Women's Health (Apr 2019)

Postpartum xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A case report

Jose M. El-Asmar,
Rayan Ghanem,
Rashed Ghandour,
Eliane Al-Halabi,
Jad A. Degheili

Affiliations

Jose M. El-Asmar: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut – Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Rayan Ghanem: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Rashed Ghandour: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut – Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Eliane Al-Halabi: Department of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut – Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon
Jad A. Degheili: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut – Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author at: American University of Beirut – Medical Center, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Riad El- Solh, 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22

Abstract

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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is seldom seen nowadays due to the aggressive treatment of upper urinary tract infections as well as recent advances in the management of urolithiasis. It has been rarely reported in the peri-partum period. We present a case of XGP without any evidence of renal calculi, manifesting in a 26-year-old previously healthy woman immediately post-partum. Keywords: Kidney, Mass, Renal cell carcinoma, Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Published in Case Reports in Women's Health

ISSN: 2214-9112 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/case-reports-in-womens-health/

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