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.
Tulikangas
P K
PK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Goldberg
J M
JM
Gill
I S
IS
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*