International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Case Reports
Successful treatment with polymyxin B immobilized fiber of septic shock complicated by renal stone.
We describe a patient with septic shock that was spontaneously complicated by calyceal diverticular calculus. The patient recovered from shock within a few days with treatment by extracorporeal elimination of endotoxin using a blood purification cartridge consisting of polymyxin B immobilized fiber. Standard open nephrolithotomy was performed, and the patient was discharged from the hospital 2 months after admission.