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Treatment of urinary fistulas after resection of horseshoe kidneys by selective arterial embolization

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Two patients presenting with urinary fistulas following partial resection of hydronephrotic kidneys were successfully treated with selective arterial embolization causing functional ablation of the remaining renal parenchyma. This technique is simpler than surgical reexploration.

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  1. Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Section of Diagnostic Radiology, Florence, Italy

    Paolo Stefani

  2. Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Casare Selli M.D., Giulio Nicita, Alberto Lapini & Andrea Dami

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Stefani, P., Selli, C., Nicita, G. et al. Treatment of urinary fistulas after resection of horseshoe kidneys by selective arterial embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 12, 18–21 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577120

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