Percutaneous Ureteral Embolization to Manage Fistulous Bladder Cancer

Abstract

An 85-year-old male who had an invasive urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder complicated by vesicocutaneous fistula, resulting in abscess formation. The patient was managed by percutaneous abscess drainage and ureteral embolization with permanent bilateral nephrostomy. Later, the abdominal drain was removed and the patient remained nephrostomy dependent for 5 months until he died.

Keywords

• embolization
• fistula
• leak
• nephrostomy
• occlusion
• plug
• sandwich
• ureter
• urinary diversion