Items tagged “autonephrectomy”
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Case
Putty kidney
Published
02 Nov 2011
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CT
Article
Autonephrectomy
Autonephrectomy refers to the end stage of renal tuberculosis where chronic tuberculous infection causes caseous necrosis and progressive renal cavitation, rendering the kidney non-functioning 1.
Epidemiology
It is a rare occurrence in non-endemic populations today but can be misdiagnosed if n...