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[Spontaneous nephro-cutaneous fistula]
R Bruni1, R Bartolucci, F Biancari
1Divisione di Chirurgia Generale G. B. Morgagni, Ospedale S. Camillo, USL RM10, Roma.
Minerva Chirurgica
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
The authors report a rare case of spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula. The patient was asymptomatic and with a negative history for renal lithiasis, inflammation, trauma or tuberculosis. Radiological and echographical examinations permitted a complete study of the fistulous tract and the renal function; the staghorn calculi and pyelonephritis guided the decision to operate on the patient performing a nephrectomy and ureterectomy with a quick complete recovery. Biological test for micobacterium tuberculosis resulted positive after 60 days.