Freqüência dos sinais de pielonefrite aguda em pacientes submetidos a tomografia computadorizada

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OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed at establishing the frequency of renal/perirenal and extrarenal computed tomography findings in patients with acute pyelonephritis, and evaluating the interobserver agreement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study based on the analysis of computed tomography images of 47 patients with clinical and laboratory findings of acute pyelonephritis. Two independent observers evaluated the main renal/perirenal and extrarenal alterations. The frequency of tomographic findings and interobserver agreement were analyzed by the kappa (κ) test. RESULTS: The frequency of tomographic findings for the several parameters was the following: striated nephrogram, 100%; renal enlargement, 65%; perirenal fat heterogeneity, 62.5%; renal calculi, 16.6%; abscesses, 21%; pleural effusion, 36%; thickened gallbladder wall, 32.5%; periportal edema, 32.5%. The κ test for interobserver agreement demonstrated reproducibility ranging between moderate (κ = 0.511 for renal enlargement) to almost perfect (κ = 0.87 for striated nephrogram) for all of the parameters analyzed, except for perirenal fat heterogeneity (κ = 0.268). CONCLUSION: The frequency of findings of acute pyelonephritis on computed tomography is high. Overall, striated nephrogram was the most frequent finding. Peri- and extra-renal alterations were found in about 2/3 of the cases. Computed tomography demonstrated a good interobserver agreement.

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Campos, F. D. A., Rosas, G. D. Q., Goldenberg, D., Szarf, G., & D’Ippolito, G. (2007). Freqüência dos sinais de pielonefrite aguda em pacientes submetidos a tomografia computadorizada. Radiologia Brasileira, 40(5), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842007000500006

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