1. Renoduodenal Fistula in a Patient with Chronic Nephrostomy Drainage: A Case Report
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A. Richard Kendall, Donald B. Morris, Marc H. Siegelbaum, Walter L. Gerber, and Howard M. Pollack
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Urinary Fistula ,Urology ,Fistula ,Interstitial nephritis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Nephrostomy tube ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Kidney Calculi ,Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis ,Intestinal Fistula ,medicine ,Humans ,Duodenal Diseases ,Nephrostomy, Percutaneous ,Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Nephrectomy ,Surgery ,Nephrostomy ,Drainage ,Female ,Intubation ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business ,Complication - Abstract
We describe the occurrence of a renoduodenal fistula related to a nephrostomy tube in a patient with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and renal calculi. The patient was successfully treated by nephrectomy. Etiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.
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- 1991
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