Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
Major Scope
- Medical Radiography
- Otolaryngology
- Chemotherapy
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Sleep Medicine and Disorders
- Cardiology
- Allergy & Immunology
- Neurology
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020;5(1):1792.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1792
Urinothorax: Really Worth to Fear it?
Mehmet Yildızhan
Department of Urology, Ankara City Hospital, Turkey
*Correspondance to: Mehmet Yildızhan
PDF Full Text Case Report | Open Access
Abstract:
Pleural Effusions (PE) due to pleural injury following supracostal Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) occur in upwards of 15% of patients; however, these effusions are invariably diagnosed immediately postoperative or during the hospital stay. We report a 33-years-old female underwent an uneventful supracostal left PCNL staghorn stone procedure. She developed a Nephropleural Fistula (NPF). It’s a rare but serious thoracic complication of PCNL. She was treated with left chest tube drainage and an indwelling ureteral catheter placement. Early recognition and management of a pleural injury is critical to avoid life-threatening situations. But, despite all interventions on time development of persistent NPF rate is 0.87%. We presented management of NPF which treated by open surgery.
Keywords:
Complications; Nephrolithotomy; Nephropleural fistula; PCNL; Urinothorax
Cite the Article:
Yildızhan M. Urinothorax: Really Worth to Fear it?. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020; 5: 1792..
