Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2010)
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a Horse-Shoe kidney
Abstract
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) represents an unusual suppurative gra-nulomatous reaction to chronic infection, often in the presence of chronic obstruction from a calculus. We present a case of XGPN in a horse shoe kidney in an adult. Hemi-nephrectomy of the involved side was followed by clinical improvement. The case highlights the importance of early hemi-nephrectomy in XPGN with horse shoe kidney.