title: [Endourologic treatment of ureteral ruptures in closed abdominal trauma].
abstract: The traumatic fracture of the ureter is a very uncommon entity, which accounts for 1-5% of all urological traumatism. In most cases it is secondary to penetrating lesions, endoscopic or open surgery iatrogeny, its occurrence as secondary to closed traumatism being very rare. The paper presents four patients with partial ureteral fractures caused by closed traumatism. Management was in all cases conservative with endourological methods, using backward ureteral intubation, and no case required the use of other types of complementary surgical approaches; functional recovery of urinary tract was complete in all four patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Fernández
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herranz Amo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lledó García
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González Chamorro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bueno Chomón
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durán Merino
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moncada Iribarren
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Díez Cordero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Palacio España
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández Fernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy*