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Case Reports
. 1992 Jan;147(1):122-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37154-9.

Ureterocolic fistula: a unique complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

H D Flood  1 , B Jones, R Grainger
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Ureterocolic fistula: a unique complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

H D Flood et al. J Urol. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

A unique case of ureterocolic fistula at the site of stone fragment impaction after piezoelectric shock wave lithotripsy is described. Pathological examination of the nephroureterectomy specimen indicated xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with the process extending into the ureter and fistulous tract.

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