Avulsion of the ureter caused by stone basket manipulation.
A case of an iatrogenic loss of 18 cm. of the distal ureter owing to attempted basket retrieval of a lower ureteral stone is reported. The defect was bridged by mobilizing the kidney, constructing a Boari flap and fixing the bladder with a Psoas hitch. The complications of stone manipulating are reviewed and discussed.
D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014572:Urology / Q000295:instrumentation*