An Unusual Complication of Colonic Perforation Following Percutaneous Nephrostomy in a Grade IV Blunt Renal Injury Patient

Percutaneous nephrostomy is relatively safe for temporary urinary diversion. However, colonic perforation due to percutaneous nephrostomy can happen with an incidence of 0.2% as reported in the English literatures. To our knowledge, this is the first case being reported as a complication following t...

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Published in:	Journal of Trauma and Injury
Main Authors:	Joan Gan Cheau Yan, Tan Jih Huei, Henry Tan Chor Lip, Yuzaidi Mohamad, Rizal Imran Alwi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Traumatology 2019-06-01
Subjects:	nephrostomy iatrogenic disease kidney urinary diversion wound non-penetrating
Online Access:	http://www.jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-32-118.pdf