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A Murine Model of Irreversible and Reversible Unilateral Ureteric Obstruction
Published on: December 20, 2014
Isolated ureteral injury caused by blunt trauma
1Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765, USA.
Objectives:
Ureteral injury is rare after blunt trauma. Herein is presented this unusual scenario of ureteral trauma in addition to the pathophysiology of this injury.
Methods:
A 12-year-old boy sustained a rupture of the right ureter 6 cm below the ureteropelvic junction after a car accident. No other injuries or fractures were identified.
Results:
Ureteral injury was immediately diagnosed and repaired primarily. Intravenous urography performed 8 weeks after surgery revealed normal ureteral healing without stricture formation.
Conclusions:
To our knowledge, the isolated avulsion of the ureter in this location has not been reported previously, but must be considered in those patients with severe blunt trauma and hyperextension injuries.
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