Ketan Shukla, Heman Das and Milap Shah*

Department of Urology, Aarogyam Speciality Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding Author: Milap Shah, Department of Urology, Aarogyam Speciality Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Received: August 20, 2024; Published: December 16, 2024

Abstract

Ureterorectal fistula (URF) is a rare entity. Owing to a lack of published literature, it has diagnostic challenges, and its management is modified to the patient's particular presentation. We report a case of 35 years old male without co-morbidities with suspected urosepsis and a history of left-sided ureteroscopic laser treatment for left mid-ureteric calculi before 1 month. The patient presented with complaints of fever with chills, passing watery stools up to 20 times a day, and per rectal urinary leakage on straining. Further imaging revealed a left lower ureteric injury and ureterorectal fistula. The patient was treated with long-term Double J (DJ) stent placement and a dramatic response was seen.

 Keywords: Ureteric Injury; Urinary Fistula; Ureterorectal Fistula

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Citation

Citation: Milap Shah., et al. “Ureterorectal Fistula Post Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy in Case of Ureteral Calculi”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.1 (2025): 68-70.

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Copyright: © 2025 Milap Shah., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.