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Treatment of Pyelonephritis in Germany

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Best hospitals and doctors for pyelonephritis treatment in Germany

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Pyelonephritis diagnosis
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Diagnosis and conservative treatment of pyelonephritis
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University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich
Germany, Munich

University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich

Overall rating9.8 / 10
The University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich was founded in 1834. It combines long traditions with the very latest advances in modern medicine. The medical facility includes 33 specialized departments and 20 interdisciplinary centers, where patients can receive top-class medical care in all medical fields. The hospital annuall
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According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is regularly ranked among the best medical institutions in Germany! The hospital is the largest multidisciplinary medical facility, as well as a leading research and training center in Germany and Europe. The hospital is proud of i
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Charite University Hospital Berlin
Germany, Berlin

Charite University Hospital Berlin

Overall rating9 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin occupies the first place in the rating of the top German medical facilities! The hospital is one of the largest and leading university medical complexes in Europe. The hospital in Germany provides modern diagnostics and treatment of patients, a
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University Hospital Frankfurt am Main
Germany, Frankfurt am Main

University Hospital Frankfurt am Main

Overall rating10 / 10
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main ranks among the top German medical facilities! The hospital was founded in 1914 and today is a well-known German medical facility, which combines rich traditions and scientific innovations. A medical team of more than 6,500 employees cares about
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University Hospital Jena
Germany, Jena

University Hospital Jena

Overall rating8.9 / 10
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital Jena regularly ranks among the top German medical facilities! The hospital has positioned itself as a multidisciplinary medical facility with a long history of more than 200 years. Since its foundation, the hospital has been constantly developing and modernizin
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University Hospital Bonn
Germany, Bonn

University Hospital Bonn

Overall rating9.2 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany! The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combin
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University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Germany, Dresden

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Overall rating9.1 / 10
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden ranks among the top five German hospitals! The hospital is the benchmark for modern high-quality medicine. Positioning itself as a maximum care medical facility, the hospital represents all medical fields. There are 26 specialized depart
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University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Germany, Hamburg

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Overall rating9.2 / 10
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany! Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care
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University Hospital Halle (Saale)
Germany, Halle

University Hospital Halle (Saale)

Overall rating9.6 / 10
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital Halle (Saale) ranks among the top German medical facilities! The history of the hospital has more than 300 years, and during this time it managed to earn an excellent reputation not only in Germany, but throughout the world. The hospital positions itself as a s
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University Hospital Marburg UKGM
Germany, Marburg

University Hospital Marburg UKGM

Overall rating8.6 / 10
The University Hospital Marburg UKGM offers patients modern diagnostics and comprehensive therapy at the international level. As a maximum care hospital, the medical facility specializes in all fields of modern medicine ranging from ophthalmology to traumatology and dentistry. The main areas of specialization of the hospital are
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University Hospital Duesseldorf
Germany, Duesseldorf

University Hospital Duesseldorf

Overall rating9.5 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Duesseldorf ranks among the top Germany hospitals! The hospital is an excellent example of a combination of high-quality health care, research and teaching activities. With more than 50,000 inpatients and about 300,000 outpatients every year, the hospital is
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University Hospital Heidelberg
Germany, Heidelberg

University Hospital Heidelberg

Overall rating9.8 / 10
According to Focus magazine, the University Hospital Heidelberg ranks among the top five hospitals in Germany! The hospital is one of the most advanced and reputable medical institutions not only in Germany, but throughout Europe. There are more than 43 specialized departments and 13 medical institutes, which cover all fields of
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University Hospital Muenster
Germany, Muenster

University Hospital Muenster

Overall rating9.8 / 10
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Muenster ranks among the top German hospitals! The hospital belongs to the most prestigious medical institutions in Germany. The hospital is distinguished by a high professionalism of its doctors, state-of-the-art technological equipment and the availability of the most ad
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University Hospital Essen
Germany, Essen

University Hospital Essen

Overall rating9.6 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals! With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 e
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University Hospital Giessen UKGM
Germany, Giessen

University Hospital Giessen UKGM

Overall rating9.5 / 10
The University Hospital Giessen UKGM positions itself as an ultramodern medical facility with outstanding quality of medical care. The hospital presents almost all areas of medicine, ranging from ophthalmology to traumatology and dentistry. The priorities of the hospital’s activities include surgery, neurosurgery, oncology
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University Hospital Saarland Homburg
Germany, Homburg

University Hospital Saarland Homburg

Overall rating9.8 / 10
The University Hospital Saarland Homburg is the largest hospital in the city of Homburg and the most important medical facility in the region. The hospital, which currently has 30 specialized departments and 20 institutes, was founded in 1947 and operates on the basis of Saarland University. The hospital plays a leading role in
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Pyelonephritis is a purulent inflammation of the pyelocaliceal system of the kidney and its parenchyma. The cause is a bacterial infection that usually extends upward from the bladder. Uncomplicated pyelonephritis is successfully treated with antibiotics. In case of complicated pyelonephritis, the help of surgeons is often required. Even in a complicated form of the disease, the treatment of pyelonephritis in Germany is minimally traumatic, safe, and allows the patient to save the kidney and avoid urosepsis.

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  1. Conservative treatment
  2. Surgery

Pyelonephritis is usually cured with antibiotics. Operations are performed only in case of complications. Sometimes a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure using a needle can be done instead of surgery. If surgical treatment is required, German doctors perform a retroperitoneoscopic operation to open purulent foci, remove dead tissues and place drains.

You can contact the following clinics: University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Charite University Hospital Berlin, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.

Booking Health will arrange your trip to Germany. We will help you select a clinic and a doctor, make an appointment as early as possible (without being on a long waiting list), apply for a visa, and get to the clinic. The company's managers will take care of the airline tickets, accommodation and transfer; we will translate your medical reports into German so that you do not have to undergo previously performed examinations. During treatment, you can contact your personal medical coordinator for any question.

Conservative treatment

 

Young patients with uncomplicated pyelonephritis can be treated as outpatients. Hospital admission is indicated to:

  • elderly people;
  • children;
  • pregnant women;
  • patients with severe pyelonephritis;
  • patients with weak immunity;
  • patients with concomitant diseases, for example, diabetes mellitus;
  • patients with structural anomalies of the kidneys.

As the first-line option, patients receive drug therapy. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used to reduce pain and inflammation. They lower body temperature.

Antibiotics are used to suppress infection in the kidneys. Initially, they are prescribed empirically: namely, according to the standard regimen, to destroy the most common bacteria that cause pyelonephritis.

Even before the beginning of antibiotic therapy, urine samples are taken for bacteriological culture. In a few days, bacterial culture grows on the nutrient medium. As a result, it is possible to establish not only the type of pathogen, but also its sensitivity to various antibiotics. According to the antibiogram, treatment can be adjusted, if it is not effective enough.

Most cases of pyelonephritis are caused by E.coli (Escherichia coli). It is destroyed by cephalosporins or fluoroquinolones. The course of therapy is 14 days. Antibiotics are taken orally – in pills or capsules.

In complicated cases of pyelonephritis, therapy begins with intravenous administration of antibacterial agents. This method of drug administration ensures more predictable pharmacodynamics: the absorption of drugs does not depend on the state of the digestive tract. After the condition improves, the patient is treated with oral antibiotics.

Surgery

 

Operations for pyelonephritis are carried out in case of destructive forms. They are characterized by severe purulent inflammation with destruction of kidney tissue. Without treatment, the infection can extend to other organs and cause urosepsis.

The essence of the treatment is to remove the purulent focus and to ensure the outflow of the inflammatory fluid. Sometimes physicians have to remove the entire kidney, but German doctors avoid such operations. They are performed only in the most severe cases, when it is impossible to save the patient's life in another way.

German surgeons usually perform organ-preserving interventions. During the operation, a revision of the retroperitoneal space and a kidney, its release from the capsule, dissection of purulent foci, opening of abscesses, removal of non-viable tissues and the nephrostomy are performed.

Instead of operations, minimally invasive procedures are increasingly being used in German clinics, as they are safer. Minimally traumatic percutaneous treatment is better tolerated and reduces rehabilitation. The purulent focus is removed with a needle. To drain urine, percutaneous puncture nephrostomy is performed. Such procedures are possible in purulent foci inflammation with the size of up to 3 cm.

If an operation is required, then in Germany it is performed with the help of retroperitoneoscopic technique. Doctors insert thin long instruments into the retroperitoneal space through short incisions. In this case, the surgeon's hands are out of the wound. All manipulations are performed under the guidance of a tiny video camera. Retroperitoneoscopic surgery allows revising the retroperitoneal space and perinephric tissues (tissues surrounding the kidney), opening of abscesses and removing dead tissues. At the final stage of the operation, doctors place optimally sized drainage tubes to drain pus and wash the wound with antiseptics.

You can go to Germany to undergo diagnostics and treatment of pyelonephritis. In most cases, doctors manage to cope with this disease with conservative methods. In destructive forms, minimally invasive procedures are used. If an operation is required, then it is usually organ-preserving. Specialized centers perform minimally invasive retroperitoneoscopic interventions instead of open ones.

You are welcome to use the Booking Health service to check prices and book a treatment at a favorable cost. The specialists of our company will help you select clinics in Germany and arrange your trip.

 

Authors: 

The article was edited by medical experts, board-certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Farrukh Ahmed. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!

 

Sources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Lancet

Google Scholar