Reno-appendiceal fistula in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Madison S Hill; Natalia Arias Villela; John C LaMattina; Yvonne M Rasko; Michael W Phelan

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101701

Reno-appendiceal fistula in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Urol Case Rep. 2021 May 3:38:101701. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101701. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Madison S Hill¹, Natalia Arias Villela¹, John C LaMattina², Yvonne M Rasko³, Michael W Phelan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA.

Abstract

We present a very rare Case of a 53-year-old female with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who was incidentally found to have a reno-appendiceal fistula while undergoing open bilateral nephrectomy. The mid-portion of the appendix was fistulized to a cyst in the lower pole of the right kidney. The etiology was likely due to chronic inflammation. An appendectomy was performed along with the planned right nephrectomy to ensure complete removal of the fistulous tract.

Keywords: ADPK, Dautosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; Appendix; Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; Fistula; Reno-alimentary fistula; UTI, urinary tract infection.

Publication types

Case Reports