%0 Journal Article
%T Pyeloduodenal Fistula in Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: A Series of Two Cases
%A Fernando Pedraza
%A Juan D Arenas
%A Neil A Abrahams
%A Rachele J Solomon
%A Sara Dawoud
%A Stephanie A Eyerly-Webb
%A Tjasa Hranjec
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.7812/TPP/17-150
%X Xanthogranulomatous inflammation, characterized by destruction and replacement of tissues with chronic inflammatory cells, including foamy histiocytes and hemosiderin-laden macrophages, is uncommon. In patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, inflammation may extend from the kidney to the overlying duodenum, creating a pyeloduodenal fistula that further complicates medical and surgical management. We present two cases with recurrent kidney infections who each ultimately received a nephrectomy and repair of their duodenal fistula
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045498/