Spontaneous Ureterocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Obstructed Ureteric Stone

Subhabrata Mukherjee; Rajan Kumar Sinha; Soumendra Nath Mandal; Wei Shen Tan

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.01.013

Spontaneous Ureterocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Obstructed Ureteric Stone

Urology. 2020 Apr:138:e5-e7. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.01.013. Epub 2020 Jan 18.

Authors

Subhabrata Mukherjee¹, Rajan Kumar Sinha², Soumendra Nath Mandal³, Wei Shen Tan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
² Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Department of Urology, Kidney Stone and Urology Clinic, Jail Road, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
³ Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
⁴ Department of Urology, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31958535
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.01.013

Abstract

We present a unique case of ureterocutaneous fistula secondary to an obstructed ureteric stone. A fistulagram confirmed a communication between right flank and the proximal ureter. Ureterocutanoues fistula in the absence of trauma, iatrogenic causes, granulomatous infection, or malignancy is highly unusual.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cutaneous Fistula / diagnosis*
Cutaneous Fistula / etiology
Female
Humans
Ureter / diagnostic imaging*
Ureteral Calculi / complications*
Ureteral Obstruction / diagnosis*
Ureteral Obstruction / etiology
Urinary Fistula / diagnosis*
Urinary Fistula / etiology