Bullet colic.
Ureteral obstruction by intramural bullet, buckshot, or related missle following penetrating abdominal trauma is rare; a search of the literature revealed only 4 previously described cases [1-4]. A fifth case of a bullet migrating from the renal pelvis to the ureter has been reported at autopsy [5]. We present 2 new cases of delayed symptomatic ureteral obstruction ("bullet colic") after abdominal gunshot wounds.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*