Ureteral injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.
Ureteral injury is usually due to abdominal penetrating trauma or surgical insult. It has seldom been reported in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. A 20-year-old man presented with left flank and inguinal area pain after blunt abdominal trauma sustained in a motor scooter accident. Acute hydronephrosis and hematuria were noted. Retrograde pyelography and ureteroscopic examination revealed left distal ureter edema with obstruction. The hydronephrosis resolved after temporary double-J-stenting.
Lee
Wei-Jing
WJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan.
Lin
Hung-Jung
HJ
Cheng
Tse-Chou
TC
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003906:Developing Countries; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy