title: Urinary tract injuries during advanced gynecologic laparoscopy.
abstract: Urinary tract injuries are important complications of laparoscopic surgery. The intraoperative diagnosis may be delayed, resulting in severe clinical complications, such as fistulas, in the immediate and late postoperative periods. A review of 776 endoscopic procedures revealed 6 urinary tract injuries and postoperative complications during laparoscopy. We believe that surgical experience, intraoperative diagnosis, immediate repair of the lesion, and close follow-up are the main factors contributing to decreased morbidity associated with these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Bulvari, Arapsuyu, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadik
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Onoglu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mendilcioglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sehirali
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000293:injuries*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery