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Retroperitoneal-pericardial fistula caused by a perinephric abscess

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Urologic radiology

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A case of a perinephric abscess complicated by a fistulous tract leading to the pericardium is presented. We report herein on the conventional radiological findings.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Menucha Pery M.D., Olga B. Adler & Joseph K. Kaftori

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Pery, M., Adler, O.B. & Kaftori, J.K. Retroperitoneal-pericardial fistula caused by a perinephric abscess. Urol Radiol 12, 22–24 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923959

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