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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 1 | Page : 24-26 |
Pitfalls of subcapsular nephrectomy: Report of a case with point of technique to avoid urinary fistula formation
R Nayyar, P Singh, NP Gupta
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029, India
Correspondence Address:
R Nayyar
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.62433
Nephrectomy after pyonephrosis, repeated acute pyelonephritis or chronic pyelonephritis is a challenge for any surgeon, owing to adhesions around the kidney. We encountered an unusual case of post-nephrectomy urinary fistula, as a complication of subcapsular nephrectomy. This occurred as a result of residual renal tissue after nephrectomy, which was subsequently excised using methylene blue as an aid to ensure complete excision. Such a complication has never been reported in existing literature. We reviewed the literature for any such related complications to gather an insight to its occurrence and also present a simple point of technique to avoid such a catastrophe.
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