Expectant management of partial ureteral angulation: a case report

Urinary tract injuries are one of the most serious complications of pelvic surgery and its incidence is about 0.1-1.5%. A 28 year-old woman who had delivered by emergency cesarean section in the second stage of labour presented at the emergency department with pain commencing on the fifth day of the birth. The diagnosis was left ureteral angulation due to deep myometrial suturing during surgery. The patient was regularly followed-up by ultrasonography once a week until the left pelvic ectasia disappeared. Medical therapy is given when necessery. The aim of this report is to evaluate expectant management for the treatment of ureteral angulation that is diagnosed in the early period after ceasarean section.