Renopleural fistula secondary to xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

A case is presented of renopleural fistula secondary to xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis in an 18-year-old female patient. Although the renopleural communication was not observed radiologically, concomitant clinical signs, bacteriological isolation of E. coli in renal and pleural content and surgic...

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Published inActas urologicas españolas Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 45
Main Authors Fernández García, J S, García Aguayo, F J, Llopis Cartagena, M, Carratala Torregrosa, J A, Botella Almodovar, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.01.1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Fistula - etiology
Humans
Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Diseases - etiology
Pleural Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Diseases - etiology
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous - complications
Radiography
Urinary Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Urinary Fistula - etiology
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Summary:A case is presented of renopleural fistula secondary to xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis in an 18-year-old female patient. Although the renopleural communication was not observed radiologically, concomitant clinical signs, bacteriological isolation of E. coli in renal and pleural content and surgical findings, confirmed the existence of such fistula.
ISSN:0210-4806