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C Verhaeghe1, P Panayotopoulos2, Ph Descamps1
1Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, CHU Angers, 49933 Angers Cedex, France.
Abstract:
The rupture of the ureter during pregnancy is a rare complication and is most frequently observed in the right ureter. We report below the case of a rupture in the left ureter. A 36-year old woman gave birth vaginally to a 3010-g girl without operative vaginal delivery or episiotomy. The following day, the patient exhibited a sudden pain in the left side spreading to the left iliac fossa. An abdominopelvic CT scan was carried out and revealed a flow of contrast agent at the left ureteral lumbar level and a left urinoma. A ureteral stent was inserted on the left side under X-ray control. Six weeks after delivery the ureteral stent was removed. The Uro CT scan allowed us to confirm the total recovery of the left ureter. We have reported below the first case of left rupture treated in a conservative manner with positive and functional clinical progress.
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