OBJECTIVE To report a complication of a staghorn stone in a non-functioning right kidney. METHODS We present a 47 year old female with right lumbar pain and history of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). After an acute pyelonephritis episode, a right staghorn stone was diagnosed in a non-functioning right kidney. RESULTS During right nephrectomy, we found a renocolic fistula not observ...

INTRODUCTION While the development of fistulae is a well-known complication of radiotherapy, such fistulae can often be challenging to manage. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a 37 year old male who developed in succession a urethrocutaneous fistula to the thigh, a rectourethral fistula and a peritoneo-urethral fistula 35 years after radiotherapy for pediatric pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma...

Anterior congenital urethrocutaneous fistula is a rare anomaly that may present in an isolated fashion or in association with other anomalies of the genital urinary tract or anorectal malformations. A case of congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula nonassociated with other congenital anomalies in a 3-year-old male whose mother has been exposed to Chernobyl's nuclear fallout is described. T...

Nephrocolic fistula is a rare, abnormal fistulous connection between the urinary system (kidney/ureters) and colon. Different benign and malignant etiologies are implicated in the formation of a nephrocolic fistula. Even though conservative treatment options have been tried recently (especially for benign etiologies), surgical resection has been the treatment of choice and should be pursued if ...

BACKGROUND Obstetric fistula although virtually eliminated in high income countries, still remains a prevalent and debilitating condition in many parts of the developing world. It occurs in areas where access to care at childbirth is limited, or of poor quality and where few hospitals offer the necessary corrective surgery. METHODS This was a prospective observational study where all women wh...

Foreign body is a rare cause of vesico-vaginal fistula most often reported in developed countries. In developing countries obstructed labor is the commonest cause of fistula. A nulliparous 19-year-old female presented with a 3-week history of a foreign body in the vagina causing urinary incontinence and offensive vaginal discharge. Her guardian allegedly inserted the foreign body after she refu...

PURPOSE The aim of this video is to demonstrate an endoscopic and minimally invasive repair of an urethrocutaneous fistula with cyanoacrylate glue. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 56 year-old-man with post-infectious urethral stricture and recurrent perineal abscess formation due to urethral fistulas. RESULTS The operative time was 60 minutes, no major complications were observed perioperatively an...

BACKGROUND Obstetric fistula is a resultant effect of prolonged obstructed labour. The best surgical management of simple uncomplicated fistula determines the outcome of care. OBJECTIVE To compare outcome of uncomplicated mid-vaginal fistula between vaginal and abdominal route of repair. MATERIALS AND METHOD This was a hospital based retrospective study conducted at the University College H...

pyelography combined with pneumoretroperitoneum and by aortography. After the operation, improvement in urinary findings and in the renal function was noted in several cases. Irrespective of duration of chemotherapy, tubercle bacillus was demonstrated in the cavities of 6 cases. In all cases, where cavity con striction was carried out, postoperative fistula closed within 2 weeks, while in some ...

Synthetic mid-urethral sling has become the most widely used technique for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Despite its higher success rate significant complications have been reported including- migration, encrustation, and vesico-urethral fistula formation by a (MUS). Following procedure, periurethral stone urethrovaginal are very uncommon. After an online search, we could n...