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A complex caliceal-cutaneous and caliceal-peritoneal fistula in a renal transplant patient: a case for conservative management

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Caliceal fistula is a rare complication after renal transplant and may lead to graft failure. We present a case of complex caliceal-cutaneous and caliceal-peritoneal fistula in a renal transplant patient who was successfully managed conservatively.

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  1. Department of Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF, Leeds, UK

    Rohit Chahal, Sanjeev Madaan, Sandeep Guleria & J. Peter A. Lodge

  2. Department of Radiology, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, UK

    John A. Spencer

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  1. Rohit Chahal
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Correspondence to Sandeep Guleria.

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Chahal, R., Madaan, S., Guleria, S. et al. A complex caliceal-cutaneous and caliceal-peritoneal fistula in a renal transplant patient: a case for conservative management. Int Urol Nephrol 36, 245–247 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000034654.26422.f7

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