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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar;22(3):479-84.
doi: 10.1089/end.2007.0196.

Spontaneous perforation of the ureter: clinical presentation and endourologic management

Konstantinos Stravodimos  1 , Ioannis Adamakis, Georgios Koutalellis, Georgios Koritsiadis, Ioannis Grigoriou, Konstantinos Screpetis, Constantinos Constantinides, Anastasios Zervas
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Spontaneous perforation of the ureter: clinical presentation and endourologic management

Konstantinos Stravodimos et al. J Endourol. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Background and purpose: Spontaneous perforation of the upper ureter is a rare condition that poses diagnostic and therapeutic problems. We report on five cases from three institutions and discuss the literature.

Patients and methods: Five patients presented with renal colic and the imaging modalities used to assess them showed extravasation of urine.

Results: The cause of spontaneous perforation of the ureter was a ureteral stone in one case and was unknown in four cases. In all cases, a Double-J ureteral stent was inserted under fluoroscopy. Urinoma was percutaneously drained in only one patient. Repeat imaging showed normal renal function and morphology in all patients.

Conclusion: Spontaneous perforation of the ureter should be suspected after renal colic. Endourologic treatment offers excellent results, even for the management of acute complications.

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