Bansod, Atish N.Mirajkar, Girish N.Umalkar, RohanMishra, SarvagyaKumar, AnkurNadar, Premalatha2020-11-182020-11-182020-05Bansod Atish N., Mirajkar Girish N., Umalkar Rohan, Mishra Sarvagya, Kumar Ankur, Nadar Premalatha. A rare case of spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula. International Surgery Journal. 2020 May; 7(5): 1701-17032349-33052349-2902http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/213059Acute and chronic pyelonephritis are known afflictions to the kidney in diabetics and in patients of abnormal urinary anatomy. And its presentation as a spontaneous sinus opening on the anterior abdominal wall is a rare phenomenon. We present one such rare case of a 71-year-old male with pus discharge from the anterior abdominal wall for 7 months. On investigating, it was found to be a nephrocutaneous fistula arising from the left non-functional kidney. This was dealt with left nephrectomy along with excision of the sinus tract. Though a very rare condition, a possibility of nephrocutaneous fistula must be kept when dealing with discharging sinus in lumbar region.Chronic pyelonephritisNephrocutaneous fistulaNephrolithiasisNephrectomyJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India