5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  An 89-year-old woman with hydronephrosis presented with confusion and high white blood cell count after antibiotic treatment failed.

• 2

  CT imaging revealed a chicken bone lodged in the sigmoid colon, causing urinary obstruction and renal parenchymal atrophy.

• 3

  Interventional radiology placed a nephroureteric stent to relieve the obstruction, leading to the patient's recovery.

• 4

  Most ingested foreign bodies pass without complications, making this case of obstructive uropathy from a chicken bone unusual.

• 5

  The article highlights the unexpected intersections of medicine and the complexities of patient care.