Case Report

Conservative Management of the Duodenal Injury during Percutaneous Nephrostomy Placement: A Few and Far between Complications of the Urological Literature

Table 1

Serum CRP and creatinine levels and WBC count of the patient during the hospitalization. (On the third day, a second nephrostomy tube was replaced, and after 24 days of follow-up with a broad spectrum of antibiotics, the patient was discharged.)

Serum CRP levels (mg/L)Serum creatinine levels (mg/dL)WBC (×103 u/L)

Basal value (before the bilateral nephrostomy catheter replacement and duodenal injury)481.8
Day 1902.4314.9
Day 21842.7317.2
Day 33002.7610.0
Day 42112.666.6
Day 51072.256.6
Day 7911.946.5
Day 24 (discharged)471.85.1

CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cell count.