Nephrocutaneous fistula.
The author presents a case of spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula associated with a complete staghorn calculus in a nonfunctioning kidney. A renal scan, an intravenous pyelogram, and a right retrograde pyelogram confirmed the need for a nephrectomy. The procedure and results are described here.
Division of Urology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC 20060.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery