Pyelovenous fistula: a rare cause of hematuria

Demir O., Ozdemir I., Bozkurt O., SEÇİL M., Esen A. A.

CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY, vol.70, no.3, pp.259-260, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.5414/cnp70259
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.259-260
  • Keywords: pyelovenous fistula, ureteroscopy, retrograde pyelography
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 72-year-old female who was admitted to our urology clinic with painless intermittent macroscopic hematuria existing for 3 months with no other voiding symptom was diagnosed with left pyelovenous fistula. Although a rare condition, pyelovenous fistula should be kept in mind when the cause of macroscopic hematuria cannot be diagnosed with routine radiological examinations, and retrograde pyelography should be the method of choice for the diagnosis in this rare condition.