Pyonephrosis: sonography in the diagnosis and management
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 137 (5) , 939-943
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.137.5.939
Abstract
The sonographic findings of pyonephrosis in 14 patients were characterized and correlated with simple hydronephrosis. The criteria for recognizing pyonephrosis include an obstructed pelvocalyceal system with persistent, dependent echoes; a shifting urine debris level; dense, peripheral echoes with shadowing secondary to gas-forming organism; and poor transonicity with echoes completely filling the pelvis and calyces. The important role of sonography in the diagnosis and management of these patients is emphasized.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- ACCURACY OF GREY-SCALE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC ABSCESSES IN 220 PATIENTSPublished by Elsevier ,1978