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A report is given on 32 cases of pyonephrosis encountered over 17 years in paraplegic and tetraplegic patients. Its relation to neurological lesions and its time of onset, the clinical picture and the surgical treatment and results are discussed. Views are expressed on the value of conservative surgical treatment.
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Walsh, J. Pyonephrosis in paraplegia. Spinal Cord 8, 121–127 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1970.22
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