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Taunay, John Van

A5000332820 | I1285739803

Mayo Clinic

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Synchronous Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports | May 2, 2019 | Volume: 7 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.1177/2324709619842899 | PMID 31043090

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic granulomatous destructive process of the renal parenchyma. It is caused by a chronic inflammatory process due to recurrent urinary tract infections and/or obstructing renal calculi. Rarely, it presents with advanced complications including abscesses and fistula formations. In this article, we report a unique presentation of XGP with simultaneous upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the setting of XGP with reno-gastric and reno-colic fistulas.