J Korean Med Sci.  2009 Oct;24(5):960-962. 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.960.

Renocolic Fistula Secondary to a Perinephric Abscess: A Late Complication of a Forgotten Double J Stent

• Lee SW
• Kim JH

• KMID: 1782023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.960

Abstract

Late complications of ureteral stents are frequent, and longer indwelling times are associated with an increased frequency of complications. Although there are reports of various complications of long-term indwelling ureteral stents, a renocolic fistula secondary to a perinephric abscess resulting from an indwelling ureteral stent has not been reported. Here, we present a fatal case of a renocolic fistula secondary to a perinephric abscess caused by an encrusted forgotten double J stent in a functionally solitary kidney.

Keyword

Complications; Catheters, Indwelling; Urinary Fistula

MeSH Terms

Abscess/*complications
Aged
Colonic Diseases/diagnosis/*etiology
Female
Foreign-Body Migration/complications
Humans
Intestinal Fistula/diagnosis/*etiology
Kidney/ultrasonography
Kidney Diseases/complications/diagnosis/*etiology
Kidney Failure/etiology
Sepsis/etiology
Stents/*adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ureteral Obstruction/diagnosis
Urinary Fistula/diagnosis/*etiology