Pyelonephritic scarring

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

CT performed for other reasons (follow-up in ovarian cancer).

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
ct

Case Discussion

In contrast to fetal lobulation, the indentations of the kidney surface in chronic pyelonephritis are located at the centers of the renal segments, about the calyces.

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