Laparoscopic repair of ureteral transection.
Injury to the ureter is a possible complication of laparoscopic surgery. Traditionally, it is repaired by laparotomy. During laparoscopic surgery for bilateral ovarian remnants in a 29-year-old woman, the left ureter was transected. The ureter was repaired by primary end-to-end anastomosis by laparoscopy. The patient recovered uneventfully, and postoperative intravenous puelogram confirmed the repair to be intact.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
P K
PK
Tulikangas
J M
JM
Goldberg
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IS
Gill
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*