Spontaneous external drainage of renal abscess through persistent nephrostomy tract eleven years after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

A unique case of spontaneous external drainage of a renal abscess through a persistent nephrostomy tract is reported in a patient with a history of two subsequent percutaneous nephrolithotomies 11 years earlier. Nephrostomy tracts can open up even after several years to provide an exit path for infe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urologia internationalis 2005, Vol.75 (1), p.88-90
Hauptverfasser:	Suttmann, H, Kausch, I, Blietz, C, Walden, O, Doehn, C, Jocham, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - complications Abscess - diagnosis Abscess - surgery Aged Cutaneous Fistula - diagnosis Cutaneous Fistula - etiology Cutaneous Fistula - surgery Drainage Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections - complications Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis Escherichia coli Infections - surgery Follow-Up Studies Humans Kidney Calculi - surgery Kidney Diseases - diagnosis Kidney Diseases - etiology Kidney Diseases - surgery Male Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - adverse effects Reoperation Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Urinary Fistula - diagnosis Urinary Fistula - etiology Urinary Fistula - surgery Urinary Tract Infections - complications Urinary Tract Infections - diagnosis Urinary Tract Infections - surgery Urography
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Zusammenfassung:	A unique case of spontaneous external drainage of a renal abscess through a persistent nephrostomy tract is reported in a patient with a history of two subsequent percutaneous nephrolithotomies 11 years earlier. Nephrostomy tracts can open up even after several years to provide an exit path for infected urine or renal abscess drainage.
ISSN:	0042-1138
DOI:	10.1159/000085935