Spontaneous Nephroduodenal Fistula in a 27-Year-old Woman
Received 7 April 2009; accepted 9 June 2009. published online 20 November 2009.
Spontaneous nephroduodenal fistula formation is a rare occurrence. An otherwise healthy young patient presented with worsening chronic right flank pain and fevers. Retrograde pyelogram and computed tomography studies eventually led to a diagnosis and successful management of a right nephroduodenal fistula.
Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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