Abstract
Xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a severe chronic form of renal parenquimal infection that usually results in diffuse renal destruction. An unusual case of xantho-granulomatous pyelonephritis in a child is reported which presented as a focal mass without calculus in a functioning kidney and was diagnosed as a renal tumor.
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López-Medina, A., Ereño, M.J., Fernández-Cantón, G. et al. Focal xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis simulating malignancy in children. Abdom Imaging 20, 270–271 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200414
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200414