Emphysematous pyelonephritis – diagnosis and modern approaches to treatment

Abstract

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is a rare acute purulent pyelonephritis, which is characterized by a
rapid and severe course, in which gas-forming bacteria due to alcoholic fermentation are intensively converted into gas that accumulates in necrotic foci and spreads in the perirenal and retroperitoneal tissue.
Among the publications, there are mostly frequently occurring cases. According to the literature, approaches to especially valuable