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22/Nov/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC1220
ABSTRACT A nephropulmonary fistula is a rare complication of a non-functioning kidney, associated with a history of infection. Medical literature describes it as an adult disease in the pre-antibiotic era, and nowadays, is a rare complication. This study reports the case of a patient with nephrolithiasis who developed a nephropulmonary fistula resulting in the migration of renal coralliform stones to the lung parenchyma. The treatment included posterior mini-thoracotomy with partial costectomy of the 9th right costal arch, pneumonotomy for the […]
Keywords: Coralliform stone; Drainage; Fistula; Kidney; Lung abscess; Migration; Nephrolithiasis; Nephropulmonary fistula