title: [Complete avulsion of ureter caused by abdominal blunt injury: a case report].
abstract: A 21-year-old woman who had been injured in a traffic accident appeared with abdominal pain and macroscopic hematuria. Computed tomography (CT) performed 6 hours after the injury showed extravasation of contrast medium in the right retroperitoneal space. Retrograde pyelography (RP) showed the interruption of right ureter at the site of ureteropelvic junction. We performed an abdominal operation 15 hours after the injury under the diagnosis of right ureteral avulsion. We observed a completely separated right ureter at the ureteropelvic junction, and performed an end to end anastomosis. The patient was discharged three weeks after surgery, and has not had any problems for three years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Osaka Medical College.
authors.forename: Eikun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Haruhito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiyama
authors.forename: Yatsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotake
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inamoto
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiura
authors.forename: Yusaku
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsuoka
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hongo
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery