Delayed detection of injury to an ectopic ureter of a duplicated collecting system following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for early organ-confined prostate cancer.
In the era of early detection of organ-confined prostate cancer, guidelines support the fact that many patients will not need an aggressive staging work-up, to avoid unnecessary investigations. This strategy may lead to serious repercussions in rare incidences. We present a rare case of urinary extravasation following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy caused by injury of the upper pole ectopic ureter of an undetected duplex system on 1 side, an injury which is the first of its kind in laparoscopic urology.
Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. ahmed_ghazimd@yahoo.com
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D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries*