Pneumonephrosis is extremely rare. In most of the cases, it is due to a fistula between the high urinary tract and the bowel. We report a case of pneumonephrosis, due to a fistula between the bladder and the rectum, accompanied by vesico-ureteral reflux, with ascent of the air into the ureter and the kidney.
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Acta Urol Belg
April 1991
Dépt. d'urologie, C.H.U. Vésale Montigny-le-Tilleul.
Pneumonephrosis is extremely rare. In most of the cases, it is due to a fistula between the high urinary tract and the bowel. We report a case of pneumonephrosis, due to a fistula between the bladder and the rectum, accompanied by vesico-ureteral reflux, with ascent of the air into the ureter and the kidney.
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