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Ureterosciatic Hernia A Rare Cause of Pyonephrosis

Michael StöckleHubertus RiedmillerS. C. Müller

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyHerniaUrologymedicine.medical_treatmentInterstitial nephritisTopographic AnatomyUreterIschiumFemale patientmedicineHumansUreteral DiseasesHerniaAgedPyelonephritisbusiness.industrybacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesSurgeryRadiographystomatognathic diseasessurgical procedures operativemedicine.anatomical_structurePercutaneous nephrostomyFemalePyonephrosisComplicationbusiness

description

A female patient presented as an emergency case with pyonephrosis and septicemia as a result of ureterosciatic hernia. Septicemia was treated successfully by immediate percutaneous nephrostomy tubing. After complete disappearance of symptoms, the hernia was closed operatively. Topographic anatomy of ureterosciatic hernia is presented.

https://doi.org/10.1159/000471641