Renal emphysema

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 2 Aug 2021

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Citation:

Baba Y, Bell D, Renal emphysema. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-86939

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-86939

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/86939?iframe=true

rID:

86939

Article created:

15 Feb 2021, Yahya Baba ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yahya Baba had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Aug 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Intrarenal gas
Urinary tract gas
Kidney gas

Renal emphysema, or intrarenal gas, refers to the presence of gas within the kidney, with or without extension to the urinary tract.
It is a rare finding and only a few differentials need to be considered ¹:

infections
- emphysematous pyelonephritis ¹
iatrogenic
- instrumentation
- biopsy
- surgery
others
- traumatic renal infarction ²
- post-infarction syndrome following embolization of renal tumors ²
- urodigestive fistula ¹

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