Abstract

"Purpose: We analyzed the clinical experiences of patients with renal and perirenal abscesses during the last 10 years according to associated diseases. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 63 patients with renal, perirenal, and mixed abscesses treated at two hospital from January 1999 to August 2009. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group A consisted of 11 patients without associated diseases, group B consisted of 31 patients with nonurological associated diseases and group C consisted of 21 patients with urological associated diseases. Results: A male to female sexual ratio of 63 patients was 1:2, and the mean age was 51.4±15.2 years, respectively. The most common associated diseases were diabetes mellitus (39.7%) and liver disease (19.0%). The most common urological associated diseases were nephrolithiasis (11.1%) and ureteral obstruction (7.9%). Fever or flank pain were the common symptom. The most common isolated uropathogen in urine, blood and pus culture was E. coli. The hospitalized, clinical and laboratory improvement duration of group A was significantly shorter than group B and C, respectively. The hospitalized, clinical and laboratory improvement duration was not significantly different between group B and C. Most patients are cured or improved on discharge from hospital in all abscesses. Conclusions: We suggest that the renal and perirenal abscesses with associated diseases needs longer hospitalized days and more intensive treatment than that without associated diseases."

• Keywords: Abscess, Kidney, Associated disease