Pitfalls of subcapsular nephrectomy: Report of a case with point of technique to avoid urinary fistula formation

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...

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Main Authors: Nayyar R, Singh P, Gupta N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2010;volume=56;issue=1;spage=24;epage=26;aulast=Nayyar