Epinephrine renal venography in acute bacterial infection of the kidney.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1979
Abstract
Epinephrine renal venography was performed in four cases of acute bacterial infection of the kidney. Selective renal arteriography was relatively nonspecific, while venography proved to be more helpful in excluding a malignancy. In cases of renal infection where the venous system of the kidney has not been occluded, epinephrine renal venography delineates the extent and nature of the process better than arteriography. Diffuse attenuation or smooth segmental narrowing of intrarenal veins, absence of irregularly encased veins, and veins draped around, as well as perforating, the abnormal region differentiated tumor from infection. An accurate diagnosis is important in view of the different therapeutic approach to these two entities.
Volume
133
Issue
4
First Page
655
Last Page
659
ISSN
0361-803X
Published In/Presented At
Pingoud, E. G., Pais, S. O., & Glickman, M. (1979). Epinephrine renal venography in acute bacterial infection of the kidney. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 133(4), 655–659. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.133.4.655
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
114009
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article