[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]
- PMID: 14688854
- DOI: 10.2223/jped.692
[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]
Abstract
A four years-old boy with Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis was surgically treated at the Pediatric Surgery Unit of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Maceió. Comments are made upon pathology, pre-operative diagnostic difficulties, differential diagnosis, and the rare occurrence in children.