title: [Injury to urinary system in the operation of gynecology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To reduce the incidence of urinary system injury from gynecology operations.
  
  
  METHODS
  26 cases with urinary system injuries during gynecological operations were analyzed from 1982 to 1996.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of urinary injury in this hospital was 0.34%, and injuries occurred most frequently in the bladder. Among the 17 cases of bladder injuries, 12 occurred during tubal ligation, 3 during cesarean section, and 2 in myomectomy. There were 9 cases of ureter injuries, 6 cases occurred in radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer, 1 in cesarean section with hysterectomy, and 2 in hysterectomy with broad ligament leiomyoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrated that it was important to be familiar with the regional anatomy, to operate strictly and separate those organs carefully in preventing the urinary system injury.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Shandong Province, Binzhou 256603.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*