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Published on: July 8, 2025
Ureteral rupture after blunt abdominal trauma in a child with unknown horseshoe kidney
Arianna Mariotto1, Nicola Zampieri, Mariangela Cecchetto
1Pediatric Surgical Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, G.B. Rossi Hospital, Verona. dr.zampieri@libero.it.
Abstract:
More than 90% of renal injuries in children result from blunt abdominal trauma. A 10-year-old female had a blunt abdominal trauma with macro-hematuria. The computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a horseshoe kidney and a 3rd grade renal lesion and contrast leakage from the right ureter. The ureteral rupture was confirmed by cystoscopy and ascendant pyelography and than a double J-stent was implanted. The stent was removed one month later. Non-surgical management has become the standard of care for both ureteral and renal lesions in children. Non-surgical treatment is a safe procedure for renal trauma with ureteral rupture in children.
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