Renal artery embolization to control urinary cutaneous fistula after partial resection of a horseshoe kidney.
We describe a patient with a chronic urinary cutaneous fistula following partial nephrectomy of a previously separated horseshoe kidney, who was treated successfully by stainless steel coil embolization of the renal artery. Thus, a major reoperation was avoided.
D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012077:Renal Artery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*