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Various fatal complications of urolithiasis

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This article describes two cases of fatal complications of urolithiasis. The first case discusses the development of fatal urosepsis in a patient with a known mental health issue. The patient had self-introduced a thermometer into her bladder, which led to stone formation around the thermometer and consequently to fatal urosepsis. The second case deals with a motor vehicle accident in which a passenger with pre-existing hydronephrosis suffered a kidney injury leading to fatal bleeding into the surrounding adipose tissue. To provide a wider context, the paper also discusses the fatal complications and origin of urolithiasis.

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  1. Clinic of Urology, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava, 70852, Czech Republic

    Veronika Hájková

  2. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava, 70852, Czech Republic

    Tereza Švecová, Matěj Uvíra & Petr Handlos

  3. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, St. Anne’s Faculty Hospital, Tvrdého 2a, 662 99, Brno, Czech Republic

    Tomáš Vojtíšek

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Hájková, V., Švecová, T., Uvíra, M. et al. Various fatal complications of urolithiasis. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 17, 513–516 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-021-00380-2

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