Document Type
Article
Department
Medical College Pakistan
Abstract
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic granulomatous destructive process of the renal parenchyma. It is caused by a chronic inflammatory process due to recurrent urinary tract infections and/or obstructing renal calculi. Rarely, it presents with advanced complications including abscesses and fistula formations. In this article, we report a unique presentation of XGP with simultaneous upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the setting of XGP with reno-gastric and reno-colic fistulas.
Publication (Name of Journal)
journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
Recommended Citation
Mirza, M. U.,
Taunay, J. V.,
Waleed, M.,
Vangimalla, S. S.,
Hegde, S.,
Moustafa, M. A.
(2019). Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Synchronous Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed. journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports, 7, 1-4.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_mc/104