Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
How to treat jatrogenic ureteral injury after posterior spinal surgery? Case report and review of literature |
| Authors: |
Petar Kavaric, Aleksandar Magdelinic, Almir Rebronja, Marko Albijanic, Eldin Sabovic, Nenad Radovic, Marko Vukovic |
| Source: |
IJU Case Reports, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 306-309 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology |
| Subject Terms: |
iatrogenic injury, posterior spine surgery, ureter, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923 |
| More Details: |
Introduction Entry into the retroperitoneal space during open posterior spinal surgery introduces the rare possibility of iatrogenic ureteral injury. Case presentation We describe a case of ureteral injury after spinal surgery in a 49‐year‐old female with persistent lumbar pain and high fever 2 weeks after spinal surgery. After admission to the urology department, a computer tomography scan was performed and revealed right‐side hydronephrosis grade III and large retroperitoneal fluid collection. After radiological confirmation of right ureteral injury, a ureteral stent was placed, but 4 weeks later, ureteral stricture was confirmed on antegrade pyelography. Therefore, surgical ureteroplasty was indicated 2 months after initial admission to the urology department. Six weeks later, the stent was removed, and intravenous pyelography revealed a normal ureteral passage. Conclusion There should be a low threshold for ureteral injuries after spinal cord surgery in patients with high fever and elevated blood creatinine levels. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2577-171X |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2577-171X |
| DOI: |
10.1002/iju5.12612 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/d0cd5c129f4c468e8ca2c9b12cf6147e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.0cd5c129f4c468e8ca2c9b12cf6147e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
