[Does partial rupture of the pyeloureteric junction need to be drained?].
Traumatic lesions of the ureteropelvic junction are rare. The authors report the case of an eleven year-old girl who experienced an isolated, partial tear of the ureteropelvic junction after falling from her bike. This lesion was successfully treated by a conservative approach.
Laplace
Christophe
C
Service de Chirurgie infantile, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France. christophe.laplace@chu-nantes.fr
Podevin
Guillaume
G
Heloury
Yves
Y
D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy*