Yong SL, Prathap K. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in Malaysians.
THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 1977;
47:216-20. [PMID:
267467 DOI:
10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04271.x]
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Abstract
Eight cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis occurring in an oriental population are reported. The patients were mostly middle-aged, and there was a female preponderence. Nephrectomy controlled the disease in all cases. Diagnosis on clinical and radiological grounds is difficult, and it is often only made on pathological examination of the kidney after nephrectomy. The nature of the disease remains obscure.
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