Ureterocutaneous fistulas secondary to urinary calculous disease.
Fistulas of the ureter are uncommon and are usually secondary to trauma or iatrogenic in nature. Spontaneous rupture of the ureter is rare, usually ending in a periureteral abscess. Two cases of spontaneous rupture of the ureter secondary to calculous disease resulting in ureterocutaneous fistulas are described.
D000368:Aged; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*