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Spontaneous rupture of a calculous pyonephrotic kidney into the retroperitoneal cavity presenting as psoas abscess - A Case Report

2014; Volume: 5; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7439/ijbar.v5i5.740

2455-0558

Ravi Ichalkaranji, Vijaya Patil, Harikrishnan Harikrishnan, Ravi Pattar, Ashrith I. M,

Muscle and Compartmental Disorders

Psoas abscess due to spontaneous rupture of calculouspyonephrosis is an extremely rare complication of pyonephrosis. Renal stones and, much less commonly, neoplasms may also cause rupture 1. We are presenting a rare case of calculouspyonephrosis rupturing into left psoas muscle & presenting as oliguria & left psoas abscess with a renal calculi in abscess cavity.