Cheng, Pai-YuPai-YuChengYI-YOU HUANGJaw, Fu-ShanFu-ShanJawChung, Shiu-DongShiu-DongChung2024-01-102024-01-102023-05-1200257974https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/638349Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) is a form of chronic pyelonephritis caused by chronic calculus obstruction and bacterial infection, leading to the destruction of the renal parenchyma and calyces. Conservative treatment is usually not sufficient, and surgical intervention is still the main curative approach. XGPN with transdiaphragmatic extension and lung abscess formation is a rare condition.encase report | chronic cough | lung abscess | radical nephrectomy | xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisjournal article10.1097/MD.0000000000033787371713182-s2.0-85159740386https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85159740386