Vanishing Kidney: On the Far End of the Spectrum of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis

Amini F., ONUR M. R., KÖSEMEHMETOĞLU K.

International Journal of Surgical Pathology, vol.32, no.2, pp.359-361, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/10668969231171938
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.359-361
  • Keywords: kidney, Actinomyces, chronic kidney disease
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare and severe form of chronic pyelonephritis associated with the destruction of the renal parenchyma and granulomatous inflammation with foamy lipid-laden macrophages resulting from urinary tract obstruction, nephrolithiasis, infection, diabetes, and immune compromise. Kidney parenchyma could be detected easily in XGP even if it is atrophic. However, here we present a 58-year-old man with XGP in which the renal parenchyma has near completely disappeared, which we referred to as the “vanishing kidney.”