Acute ureteral obstruction following transvaginal oocyte retrieval for IVF
Paul B Miller1, Thomas Price, John E Nichols
1Center for Women's Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. pmiller@ghs.org
Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
|January 5, 2002
Abstract:
Transvaginal, ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval has become the gold standard for IVF therapy. Despite a low reported complication rate, here a case is reported of acute ureteral obstruction following seemingly uncomplicated oocyte retrieval. Prompt diagnosis and ureteral stenting led to rapid patient recovery with no long-term urinary tract sequelae. Ureteral injury needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with pelvic/abdominal pain following oocyte retrieval.
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