Colon Perforation: A Rare Complication During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Huang, Chun-Hsiung
- Chuang, Shu-Mien
- Li, Ching-Chia
- Wu, Wen-Jeng
- Juan, Yung-Shun
- Shen, Jung-Tsung
- Wang, Chii-Jye
Publication date
February 2006
DOI Publisher
Elsevier. Published by Elsevier B.V.Abstract
Only a few cases of colon perforation during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) have been reported. We present here a case of colon perforation during PCNL that was managed conservatively by stenting the urinary tract, using the percutaneous catheter as the colostomy tube, and giving broad-spectrum antibiotics. This report also reviews the anatomic and technical access to the kidney and reminds the urologist about this rare but serious complication of PCNL
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