title: Ureteral injury in abdominal vascular reconstructive surgery.
abstract: Iatrogenic ureteral injuries in vascular reconstructive surgery are rarely reported. We present a case of ureteral transection during repair of an aortic aneurysm in a patient with a previously placed aortobifemoral graft. In reported series of surgical ureteral injuries, 17 of 381 injuries occurred during vascular procedures. A review of the literature and management scheme for ureteral complications in the presence of prosthetic vascular grafts is presented in light of current endourologic materials and techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Culkin
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Venable
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures