title: Ureteric Suture Urolithiasis Following Open Emergency Ureteric Repair.
abstract: Suture urolithiasis is an unusual but recognised phenomenon following surgery on the urinary tract. We report a case in a 30-year-old man who sustained a gunshot injury to the left ureter in Burundi and underwent open ureteric repair in a regional hospital. He migrated to the UK and presented one year later with left loin pain. An intravenous urogram revealed two foci of calcification to the left of L3, within a peri-ureteric position. The patient underwent left-sided ureteroscopy where two calculi each formed around a nylon suture were discovered within a ureteric pseudo-diverticulum, and basketed. This is the first reported case of suture urolithiasis occurring following ureteric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Piyush B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Sarmah
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Raghuram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devarajan
keywords: Surgical repair; Suture; Ureter; Urolithiasis