Renal ultrasonography: a reliable diagnostic tool for pyonephrosis. Clin Case Rep 2018 Jun;6(6):1176-1178
Date
06/09/2018Pubmed ID
29881590Pubmed Central ID
PMC5985999DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1512Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85050039067 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Pyonephrosis is a rare purulent infection of the upper urinary tract, which can lead to rapid clinical deterioration. While contrast-enhanced CT scan is a sensitive test, point-of-care renal sonography can serve as a quick and valuable bedside tool for diagnosis, especially when iodinated contrast use is contraindicated.