[Urological and nephrological complications after general surgery. Urological complications. Kidney and ureter]

Urologic complications can result from abdominal, gynecologic, and retroperitoneal operations. As a result, surgical treatment of colonic tumors, genital tumors, the vertebral column, the lymphatic system, and the aortoiliacal vessels assumes a greater importance. Immediate therapy is possible as a result of intraoperative diagnosis. The postoperative diagnosis may become manifest as early or late symptoms. Certain criteria for avoiding such complications are mentioned. Following diagnosis of a urologic complication, immediate therapy seems to produce the best results and the shortest period of hospitalization.