Fifteen patients with non-tumoral, retroperitoneal disease involving the perirenal spaces were evaluated using abdominal computed tomography (CT). The disease entity included urinomas (2 patients), blunt abdominal traumas (2 patients), abscesses due to ureteral stones (1 patient) and renal stones (1 patient), abscess formation status post extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (1 patient)...

A urinoma is a collection of urine outside the urinary tract as a result of disruption of the collecting system. Obstructive causes of urine extravasation secondary to stones are not unseen but display a delayed diagnosis due to the gradual onset of symptoms, which can mimic pyelonephritis. We present the case of a 70-year-old female patient who was admitted to hospital with symptoms of right l...

CONTEXT Spontaneous forniceal rupture is one of the possible complications of urolithiasis. The mechanism of forniceal rupture is not well explained in the literature. Most of the cases presented with sudden onset of acute renal colic and diagnosed by noncontrast CT (NCCT). Until now there is no solid consensus about the ideal management of such a condition. AIM To study indications and valid...

To cite: Hillier-Smith R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-205975 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old woman underwent a laparoscopic oophorectomy using a harmonic scalpel to remove a 8×10 cm cyst. Four days after the procedure she presented to A&E with sharp increasing lower abdominal pain associated with fever, reduced appetite, constipation, dysuria a...

Background: A rare percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) complication and its management is reported. Case Presentation: A male patient, 43 years of age, underwent PCNL for a large left pyelocaliceal stone. Surgery was performed in the Valdivia-Galdakao supine position. The percutaneous tract was established by combined radiologic and sonographic guidance. The tract was dilated by balloon and a 2...