Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 99-102, February 2006

Colon Perforation: A Rare Complication During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

  • Chun-Hsiung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chun-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Mien Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Chia Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chun-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jeng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chun-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and requests for reprints to: Wen-Jeng Wu, Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan

Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 15 September 2005; accepted 22 November 2005.

Only a few cases of colon perforation during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) have been reported. We present here a case of colon perforation during PCNL that was managed conservatively by stenting the urinary tract, using the percutaneous catheter as the colostomy tube, and giving broad-spectrum antibiotics. This report also reviews the anatomic and technical access to the kidney and reminds the urologist about this rare but serious complication of PCNL.

Key Words:  colon perforation , percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70228-1

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70228-1

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 99-102, February 2006

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