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  • Title: [Exceptional iatrogenic ureteral rupture].
    Author: Martínez-Vieira A, Valera-Sánchez Z, Sousa-Vaquero JM, Palacios-González C, García-Poley A, Bernal-Bellido C, Alamo-Martínez JM, Millán-López A, Blanco-Domínguez M, Galindo-Galindo A.
    Journal: Cir Esp; 2005 Aug; 78(2):109-11. PubMed ID: 16420807.
    Abstract:
    Rupture of the ureter is an infrequent event that can have serious consequences. The most frequent cause is surgical iatrogenic ureter disease. Other possible causes are urological procedures and urographic studies. In our patient, which, to our knowledge, is the first to be reported in the literature, the ureteral rupture was produced by a traumatic urinary catheterism, because the balloon was filled inside the ureter. The normal presentation is nephritic colic, although acute abdomen is also a possibility. The possibility of ureteral rupture in abdominopelvic surgery or in urological techniques should be evaluated when patients present these clinical symptoms. Treatment is surgical, although in some cases conservative measures can be used.
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