title: Renopleural fistula after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
abstract: We present here a 42-year-old female who developed a renopleural fistula after a percutaneous nephrolithotomy through the 11th intercostal space of a calculus of the upper calyces of the right kidney. The fistula was resolved with a chest tube and a double-J ureteral catheter.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palou Redorta
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Banús Gassol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prera Vilaseca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramón Dalmau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morote Robles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad Wahad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*