Cutaneous fistula from obstructive pyelonephritis
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Nephrobronchial fistula and lung abscess resulting from nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis.
There are multiple etiologies reported as causes of lung abscess; however, this differential rarely includes intra-abdominal abnormalities other than extension of a hepatic process. We describe a patient who was found to have a lung abscess and empyema resulting from the development of a nephrobronchial fistula secondary to nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis. The patient had no urinary symptoms...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.60