Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema

Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema

A case is presented that demonstrates unusual long-term evolution of an infected calculi, culminating in the formation of a retroperitoneal abscess that fistulised to the pleural space, leading to a right pleural empyema.

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Main Authors: Antonio Tufano, Rocco Minelli, Giovanni Di Lascio, Giampaolo Delicato, Giulio Baffigo, Stefano Signore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-10-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Infected kidney stone
Perinephric abscess
Empyema
Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/8847
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spelling doaj-edc5d7f5a8674856890d193bf883cfb62020-11-25T02:36:41ZengPAGEPress PublicationsArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia1124-35622282-41972020-10-0192310.4081/aiua.2020.3.203Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyemaAntonio Tufano0Rocco Minelli1Giovanni Di Lascio2Giampaolo Delicato3Giulio Baffigo4Stefano Signore5Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Sapienza Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, RomeDepartment Life and Health “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, CampobassoDepartment of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Sapienza Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, RomeDepartment of Urology, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, RomeDepartment of Urology, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, RomeDepartment of Urology, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, Rome A case is presented that demonstrates unusual long-term evolution of an infected calculi, culminating in the formation of a retroperitoneal abscess that fistulised to the pleural space, leading to a right pleural empyema. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/8847Infected kidney stonePerinephric abscessEmpyema
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Giampaolo Delicato
Giulio Baffigo
Stefano Signore
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Rocco Minelli
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Giampaolo Delicato
Giulio Baffigo
Stefano Signore
Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Infected kidney stone
Perinephric abscess
Empyema
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Rocco Minelli
Giovanni Di Lascio
Giampaolo Delicato
Giulio Baffigo
Stefano Signore
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title Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
title_short Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
title_full Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
title_fullStr Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
title_full_unstemmed Infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
title_sort infected kidney stone progressing to perinephric abscess and thoracic empyema
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
issn 1124-3562
2282-4197
publishDate 2020-10-01
description A case is presented that demonstrates unusual long-term evolution of an infected calculi, culminating in the formation of a retroperitoneal abscess that fistulised to the pleural space, leading to a right pleural empyema.
topic Infected kidney stone
Perinephric abscess
Empyema
url https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/8847
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