Urology
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We report a case of splenic abscess as a complication of percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement. The patient was a sixty-three-year-old man suffering from a recurrence of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder after cystectomy and neobladder substitution. ⋯ The patient's condition improved dramatically, and computed tomography showed complete resolution of the abscess two weeks after drainage. Splenic abscess is fatal if untreated and should be considered in a patient in whom sepsis or left lower pulmonary effusion develops after percutaneous manipulation of the kidney.