Title: Management of Colonic Perforation during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Horseshoe Kidney
Abstract: Few cases of colonic injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) have been reported in orthotopic kidneys and none in horseshoe kidney, and the management protocol has not been standardized. A plain film on postoperative day 1 following PCNL showed contrast medium in the descending colon, leading to the diagnosis of colonic injury in a 53-year-old male patient with horseshoe kidney and multiple bilateral stones. He was asymptomatic and was treated successfully by minimally invasive techniques. An asymptomatic patient with a colonic injury following PCNL can be treated by minimal manipulations. Computed tomography imaging is necessary prior to percutaneous surgery on a horseshoe kidney.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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