Introduction: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is considered a rare renal infection. It an acute severe necrotizing infection resulting in the production of gas parenchyma, collecting system or perinephric tissue. In this report, we describe clinical, laboratory and imaging findings in-hospital outcomes EPN patients who underwent different surgical procedures. Method: This prospective observa...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an uncommon acute severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and its surrounding tissues that results in presence gas parenchyma, collecting system, or perinephric tissue. The clinical course EPN can be life threatening if not managed astutely. primary organisms respons...