title: Surgical and external ureteric trauma.
abstract: This paper details the aetiology, presentation, diagnosis, prophylaxis, treatment, and results, of 84 surgical and external ureteric injuries. Although the incidence of surgical ureteric trauma was found to be low it was related to both the particular operation performed and certain faults in surgical technique. The series emphasizes the importance of prophylaxis, early diagnosis, and specific therapy. There were 94 operations carried out on the 84 ureters, resulting in 22 nephrectomies and 63 open repair procedures, of which 55 were regarded as successful and 8 as failures.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014964:X-Ray Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects