Pneumomediastinum Secondary to Acute Emphysematous Pyelonephritis

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Anne M. Lopez Jessica Buicko Kenan B. Ashouri Michael A. Lopez Miguel A. Lopez-Viego

Corresponding Author

Jessica Buicko
Department of Surgery, University of Miami, JFK Campus, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA

A B S T R A C T

Pneumomediastinum is a clinical and radiographic finding that is associated with a wide range of acute processes that allow gas to disseminate through the tissues of mediastinum that often necessitates prompt consideration for thoracic intervention. In some circumstances, pneumomediastinum may arise from processes extrinsic to the thoracic cavity and is a secondary process arising from a primary retropharyngeal or retroperitoneal etiology. Acute emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare and severe infectious disease of the kidney associated with a very high mortality rate. We report a case of advanced emphysematous pyelonephritis presenting with pneumomediastinum successfully treated with simple nephrectomy in the absence of any direct mediastinal intervention.

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Article Type

Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 18, May 2020
Accepted: Mon 01, Jun 2020
Published: Wed 17, Jun 2020

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© 2023 Jessica Buicko. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.06.08