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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 1:12:20-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.02.004. eCollection 2017 May.

A Pancreatic Fistula as a Rare Complication of Laparascopic Radical Nephrectomy: A Case Report

Muammer Bozkurt  1 , Osman Can  1 , Fatih Altunrende  1
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A Pancreatic Fistula as a Rare Complication of Laparascopic Radical Nephrectomy: A Case Report

Muammer Bozkurt et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report an unusual case of pancreatic fistula after transperitoneal laparoscopic left radical nephrectomy. A 43 years old male patient presented with severe abdominal pain and abdominal distension 71 day after the surgery. Computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated a large fluid collection in the operated renal fossa. The treatment, which comprised percutaneous drainage led to a closure of the fistula 20 days after therapy.

Keywords: Laparoscopic complication; Left nephrectomy; Pancreatic fistula.

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A tumor of the left kidney.
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Liquid fluid in the left retroperitoneal area.
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The abdominal cavity after the treatment of a pancreatic fistula.
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