title: An awareness of a possible cause of obstruction due to an ureteric aspergilloma mistaken for stone.
abstract: Ureteric aspergilloma is a rare cause of ureteric colic and obstruction. We are presenting a rare entity in a 58-year old man who had complained of pain abdomen. It is a case of unilateral ureteric aspergilloma in a middle aged diabetic male. He was diagnosed as a case of ureteric calculi on ultrasound and X-ray KUB. On ureteroscopy yellow pus like ball was removed and sent for pathology examination. To our surprise on histopathology, it revealed as aspergilloma. Patient was treated with voriconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Prabhdeep Singh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nain
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, (Distt-Ambala), Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Rikki
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Kuldip
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, (Distt-Ambala), Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Samita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singal
keywords: Mycelial clumps; diabetic; obstruction; or bezoars (fungus balls); stone; ultrasonography; ureter