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A non-healing wound after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077722 (Published 06 June 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:e077722
  1. Wen-Chi Su, medical student1,
  2. Jiun-Hung Geng, urologist2
  1. 1School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  2. 2Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  1. Correspondence to: J-H Geng u9001090{at}hotmail.com

This man in his late 40s underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy for left kidney stone disease. The pre-operation computed tomography and intraoperative findings during percutaneous nephrolithotomy showed kidney stones at the ureteropelvic junction and lower renal calyx, without any evidence of tumour lesions.

Three months …

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