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Pyelitis

MedGen UID:
48268
•Concept ID:
C0034183
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: inflammation of renal pelvis; pyelitis; renal pelvis inflammation
SNOMED CT: Pyelitis (27174002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006938

Definition

Inflammation of the renal pelvis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Exploration and endoscopic treatment of unilateral primary haematuria: is non-specific diffuse pyelitis a real entity?
Desgrandchamps F, Piergiovanni M, Cussenot O, Cortesse A, Benali A, Lesourd A, Teillac P, Le Duc A
Eur Urol 1994;26(2):109-14. doi: 10.1159/000475357. PMID: 7957463
The treatment of pyelitis and cystitis.
ROSENHEIM ML
Practitioner 1947 Aug;159(950):147. PMID: 20254211
Pyelitis; early symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
BIRDSALL JC
Del State Med J 1946 Nov;18(11):243-9. PMID: 20274854

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alkaline encrusted pyelitis.
Van Hooland S, Vandooren AK, Lerut E, Oyen R, Maes B
Acta Clin Belg 2005 Nov-Dec;60(6):369-72. doi: 10.1179/acb.2005.055. PMID: 16502598
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis in children: an unusual condition with potentially severe consequences.
Meria P, Margaryan M, Haddad E, Dore B, Lottmann HB
Urology 2004 Sep;64(3):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.013. PMID: 15351595
Encrusted pyelitis: an underdiagnosed condition?
Meria P, Jungers P
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2000 Jul;15(7):943-5. doi: 10.1093/ndt/15.7.943. PMID: 10862627
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis.
Meria P, Desgrippes A, Arfi C, Le Duc A
J Urol 1998 Jul;160(1):3-9. PMID: 9628593
Bacterial urinary tract infections in diabetes.
Patterson JE, Andriole VT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1997 Sep;11(3):735-50. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70383-4. PMID: 9378933

Diagnosis

Recent advances in IgG4-related kidney disease.
Kawano M, Saeki T, Ubara Y, Matsui S
Mod Rheumatol 2023 Mar 2;33(2):242-251. doi: 10.1093/mr/roac065. PMID: 35788361
Emphysematous Cystitis and Pyelitis.
Ching PR, Vostal A, Narayanan S
Am J Med 2021 Nov;134(11):e559-e560. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.05.006. PMID: 34051152
IgG4-related kidney disease--an update.
Kawano M, Saeki T
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2015 Mar;24(2):193-201. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000102. PMID: 25594543Free PMC Article
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis.
Meria P, Desgrippes A, Arfi C, Le Duc A
J Urol 1998 Jul;160(1):3-9. PMID: 9628593
Pyelitis cystica.
Grønlund A, Glenthøj A, Kvist E
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1997 Oct;31(5):509-11. doi: 10.3109/00365599709030653. PMID: 9406318

Therapy

Recent advances in IgG4-related kidney disease.
Kawano M, Saeki T, Ubara Y, Matsui S
Mod Rheumatol 2023 Mar 2;33(2):242-251. doi: 10.1093/mr/roac065. PMID: 35788361
Emphysematous Cystitis and Pyelitis.
Ching PR, Vostal A, Narayanan S
Am J Med 2021 Nov;134(11):e559-e560. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.05.006. PMID: 34051152
Emphysematous pyelitis.
Luyt K, Tighe M
J Pediatr 2015 Jan;166(1):201. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.08.047. PMID: 25266345
Emphysematous pyelitis.
Chiang CC, Jong YS, Wang WJ
CMAJ 2010 Apr 20;182(7):698. Epub 2010 Mar 15 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091055. PMID: 20231336Free PMC Article
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis in children: an unusual condition with potentially severe consequences.
Meria P, Margaryan M, Haddad E, Dore B, Lottmann HB
Urology 2004 Sep;64(3):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.013. PMID: 15351595

Prognosis

Unexpected emphysematous cystitis and pyelitis.
Robalo MM, Lopes MM, Monteiro MC
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 28;13(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233806. PMID: 32111714Free PMC Article
Bilateral emphysematous pyelitis: a rare encounter in urology.
Tan C C K Ho GH, Bahadzor B, Praveen S, Goh EH, Syahril AS, Zulkifli MZ
Clin Ter 2013;164(4):319-21. doi: 10.7417/CT.2013.1580. PMID: 24045515
Diagnosing nonneoplastic lesions in nephrectomy specimens.
Truong LD, Shen SS, Park MH, Krishnan B
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009 Feb;133(2):189-200. doi: 10.5858/133.2.189. PMID: 19195963
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis in children: an unusual condition with potentially severe consequences.
Meria P, Margaryan M, Haddad E, Dore B, Lottmann HB
Urology 2004 Sep;64(3):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.013. PMID: 15351595
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis.
Meria P, Desgrippes A, Arfi C, Le Duc A
J Urol 1998 Jul;160(1):3-9. PMID: 9628593

Clinical prediction guides

Renal transplantation in children: critical analysis of age related surgical complications.
Irtan S, Maisin A, Baudouin V, Nivoche Y, Azoulay R, Jacqz-Aigrain E, El Ghoneimi A, Aigrain Y
Pediatr Transplant 2010 Jun;14(4):512-9. Epub 2010 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01260.x. PMID: 20070565
Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants and children.
Laurin S, Sandström S, Ivarsson H
Acad Radiol 2000 Jul;7(7):526-9. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(00)80325-6. PMID: 10902961
US demonstration of pyelitis and ureteritis in children.
Avni EF, Van Gansbeke D, Thoua Y, Matos C, Marconi V, Lemaitre L, Schulman CC
Pediatr Radiol 1988;18(2):134-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02387557. PMID: 3281112
Pyeloureteritis cystica.
Limburg D, Zuidema BJ
Diagn Imaging 1980;49(3):141-4. PMID: 7389572
Pyelitis, an important factor in the pathogenesis of retrograde pyelonephritis.
ANDERSEN BR, JACKSON GG
J Exp Med 1961 Sep 1;114(3):375-84. doi: 10.1084/jem.114.3.375. PMID: 13683129Free PMC Article

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