Asymptomatic renocolic fistula as a complication of staghorn calculus: case report
Zeller, F.Leopoldo.; García Garzón, Jús.María.; Peralta, J.; Benguigui Benadiva, J.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 66(8): 817-819
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 24136486 Document Number: 664580
To report a complication of a staghorn stone in a non-functioning right kidney. We present a 47 year old female with right lumbar pain and history of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). After an acute pyelonephritis episode, a right staghorn stone was diagnosed in a non-functioning right kidney. During right nephrectomy, we found a renocolic fistula not observed in the imaging studies before surgery. We performed a simple closure of the colon wall after resection of the fistula. Asymptomatic renocolic fistula is a rare complication of an acute pyelonephritis secondary to a staghorn stone.