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Calculocutaneous sinus.

H J Lewi·R Scott
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Abstract

Extrusion of a urinary calculus is a rare occurrence, and to date only 7 cases have been previously documented. Three patients are described, all of whom had a persistent discharging calculocutaneous sinus as a manifestation of the extruded calculus. The 3 cases had similar features of presentation with a perinephric abscess, a staghorn calculus within a nonfunctioning kidney, and a classic radiologic feature of a portion of calculus clearly distinct from the main bulk of the stone.

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AbscessAgedDrainageFemaleHumansKidney CalculiKidney DiseasesMiddle AgedRadiographyUrinary FistulaCase ReportsJournal Article

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H J Lewi, R Scott. 1986. Calculocutaneous sinus.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(86)90049-x

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