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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;66(8):817-9.

Asymptomatic renocolic fistula as a complication of staghorn calculus: case report

[Article in English, Spanish]
Federico Leopoldo Zeller  1 , Jesús María García Garzón, Jordi Peralta, Jacob Benguigui Benadiva
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Case Reports

Asymptomatic renocolic fistula as a complication of staghorn calculus: case report

[Article in English, Spanish]
Federico Leopoldo Zeller et al. Arch Esp Urol. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: To report a complication of a staghorn stone in a non-functioning right kidney.

Methods: We present a 47 year old female with right lumbar pain and history of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). After an acute pyelonephritis episode, a right staghorn stone was diagnosed in a non-functioning right kidney.

Results: During right nephrectomy, we found a renocolic fistula not observed in the imaging studies before surgery. We performed a simple closure of the colon wall after resection of the fistula.

Conclusion: Asymptomatic renocolic fistula is a rare complication of an acute pyelonephritis secondary to a staghorn stone.

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