title: Ureteral injury from blunt abdominal trauma: case report.
abstract: Injuries to the ureter from blunt trauma occur most often at the ureteropelvic junction. A delayed diagnosis is typical because of the presence of other injuries. Injuries occurring to other parts of the ureter are usually over the transverse processes. The case of a 15-year-old boy with a mid-ureteral contusion from blunt trauma is presented, in whom compression or impaction of the ureter across the L5 vertebra caused edema late and therefore a partial obstruction. Such injuries should be considered when there is delayed abdominal or flank pain, especially in children.
authors.affiliation: Danville Urologic Clinic, Virginia 24541.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Whitesides
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kozlowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*