Abstract
A 77-year-old man presented with watery, bloody diarrhoea, symptomatic anaemia and signs of sepsis. He was well known to our unit with a history of extensive low-grade urothelial carcinoma involving a solitary kidney. CT performed on admission demonstrated a new finding of renocolic fistula. Due to his multiple medical and surgical comorbidities conservative management was elected. He passed away after 1 year of follow-up.
Keywords:
general surgery; haematuria.
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MeSH terms
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Aged
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications*
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
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Colonic Diseases / pathology*
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Colonic Diseases / therapy
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Conservative Treatment / methods
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
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Intestinal Fistula / pathology
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Intestinal Fistula / therapy
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Kidney Diseases / pathology*
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Kidney Diseases / therapy
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Male
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Sepsis / complications
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Sepsis / diagnosis*
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Solitary Kidney / complications
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Solitary Kidney / diagnostic imaging*
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Solitary Kidney / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
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Urinary Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
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Urinary Fistula / pathology
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Urinary Fistula / therapy
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Urologic Neoplasms / complications*
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Urologic Neoplasms / pathology
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Urologic Neoplasms / surgery