Clinical and epidemiological features and prognosis of complicated pyelonephritis: a prospective observational single hospital-based study

Table 3 Main imaging findings in patients with complicated pyelonephritis

	Ultrasonography Number = 1109	CT Number = 279
	N° (%) of patients
*Clinically relevant finding*	482 (43.7)	223 (79.9%)
Ectasia ≥ grade II	203 (18.3)	124 (44.4)
Kidney or ureteral stones	199 (17.9)	24 (8.6)
Complicated kidney cyst	83 (7.5)	26 (9.3)
Kidney or perinephric abscess	25 (2.6)	27 (9.7)
Focal nephritis	15 (1.4)	42 (15.1)
Others^a,b	8 (0.7)^a	27 (9.7)^b

^aFour patients with findings suggestive of kidney neoplasia, 2 with prostatic mass and one with psoas abscess and prostatic abscess respectively. ^bThirteen patients with findings suggestive of kidney neoplasia, 8 with psoas abscess and 6 with prostatic abscess.

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