2022
Imaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
Baker M, Perazella M. Imaging Modalities for Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. 2022, 257-266. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93438-5_20.ChaptersAcute tubulointerstitial nephritisTubulointerstitial nephritisAcute kidney injury diagnosisNonspecific constitutional symptomsChronic kidney diseaseImaging modalitiesCurrent imaging modalitiesEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingNon-invasive diagnosisConstitutional symptomsFlank painMost patientsKidney diseaseKidney failureCase reportInjury diagnosisRadiographic cluesClinical dataCommon causeGallium uptakeCharacteristic signsSymptomsDiagnosisTomography imaging
1996
A Middle-Aged Woman with Back and Flank Pain
Cruz D, Perazella M, Mahnensmith R. A Middle-Aged Woman with Back and Flank Pain. Hospital Practice 1996, 31: 193-209. PMID: 8814129, DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1996.11443354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged womenFlank painFrank renal failureAbnormal liver enzymesCareful preoperative evaluationUrinary tract infectionExtent of inflammationLipid-laden macrophagesRadiologic imaging techniquesChronic pyelonephritisConstitutional symptomsFlank massRenal failureTract infectionsPreoperative evaluationDraining sinusMild azotemiaXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisXanthoma cellsSubsequent careLiver enzymesAdequate exposureUncommon variantCT scanSurgical planning