title: Spontaneous rupture of the renal collecting system during pregnancy: successful management with a temporary ureteral catheter.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the kidney or collecting system during pregnancy is an unusual condition. We report the sixteenth such case and, to our knowledge, the first case managed successfully with temporary insertion of a ureteral catheter. Based on our experience in this case, we recommend a modified approach to therapy for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Oesterling
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Besinger
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Brendler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization