द्विपक्षीय रोग या एकल गुर्दे में एम्फीसेमेटस पायलोनेफ्राइटिस — जब रूढ़िवादी प्रबंधन से समाधान प्राप्त नहीं हुआ हो

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DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2009.51

• Patients with bilateral EPN form a select group.
• In patients with bilateral disease, a more conservative approach is appropriate; however, when a kidney is beyond salvage, nephrectomy should not be withheld.
• In a patient who has EPN and only a single kidney, conservative treatment is obviously preferred in order to avoid the patient becoming anephric and requiring lifetime dialysis or transplantation.