Conservative approach in treating acute renal carbuncle
Kaver, I.; Merimsky, E.; Shilo, R.; Braf, Z.F.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 21(2): 157-162
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2180 PMID: 3884550 Document Number: 263860
During the years 1980-82 seven patients with renal carbuncles successfully underwent conservative treatment with antibiotics alone. Early diagnosis was made using excretory urography and nephrotomography, ultrasound and computerized tomography scan. Follow-up studies showed a normal kidney in six of the seven patients. One patient had a clinical remission, but ultrasound follow-up showed a small area in the right kidney with a few low-level echoes, representing focal scarring.