Traumatic avulsion of the ureter with obstruction, pseudocyst formation and hypertension.
A further case of traumatic avulsion of the upper ureter is described; it was complicated by hypertension and treated by removal of the pseudocyst. Delay in diagnosis should not be a contraindication to reconstructive surgery which should always be attempted if the kidney is functioning. The possibility of renal artery ischaemia should be considered when hypertension develops in the presence of a pseduocyst.
D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*