title: Nephrocolic fistula in association with a staghorn calculus discovered intraoperatively.
abstract: A rare case of spontaneous nephrocolic fistula discovered intraoperatively in a patient with a staghorn calculus is presented with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lehrhoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis