Isolated ureteral injury following a stab wound: A case report
Ureteral injuries reportedly occur in 2–5% of gunshot wounds to the abdomen, and are even rarer in abdominal stab wounds. Ureteral injuries are usually silent and produce no early signs or symptoms. An unrecognized or mismanaged ureteral injury can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. A 34-y...
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doaj-004c0c9ea844437cba878570e3a068b32020-11-25T01:33:55ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402019-06-0121Isolated ureteral injury following a stab wound: A case reportSang Hyun Park0Ki Hoon Kim1Department of Urology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, University of Inje College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, University of Inje College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author at: Department of Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik hospital, 612-030, 1435, Jwa-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea.Ureteral injuries reportedly occur in 2–5% of gunshot wounds to the abdomen, and are even rarer in abdominal stab wounds. Ureteral injuries are usually silent and produce no early signs or symptoms. An unrecognized or mismanaged ureteral injury can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. A 34-year-old woman was transferred to our emergency department from another hospital after removal of a knife on her abdomen. She was diagnosed with isolated ureter injury. An uretero-ureterostomy was performed after stenting of the ureteral catheter. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 12. Keywords: Ureteral injuries, Stab wounds, Uretero-ureterostomyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644019300317 |
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Isolated ureteral injury following a stab wound: A case report |
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Isolated ureteral injury following a stab wound: A case report |
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Ureteral injuries reportedly occur in 2–5% of gunshot wounds to the abdomen, and are even rarer in abdominal stab wounds. Ureteral injuries are usually silent and produce no early signs or symptoms. An unrecognized or mismanaged ureteral injury can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. A 34-year-old woman was transferred to our emergency department from another hospital after removal of a knife on her abdomen. She was diagnosed with isolated ureter injury. An uretero-ureterostomy was performed after stenting of the ureteral catheter. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 12. Keywords: Ureteral injuries, Stab wounds, Uretero-ureterostomy |
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