Korean J Urol.
1998 Mar;39(3):276-277.
A Foreign Body in Renal Parenchyme
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Foreign bodies in the renal pelvis or calyx are not rare and the majority of them are iatrogenic in origin. However, a renal parenchymal foreign body is not common. We present a case of an unusual renal foreign body considered to be a needle which had broken due to corrosion in the kidney which was completely removed via open surgery.