title: Ureteric damage in surgery for cancer of the large bowel.
abstract: Damage to the ureter is uncommon. In this series, the damage has been either elective, accidental or delayed. In the occasional patient the damage was repaired, but in most a nephrectomy was necessary.
mesh_terms: D004842:Epispadias / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery