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Case Reports
. 2018 May 16:19:50-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2018.04.010. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Delayed diagnosis of isolated ureteral injury from blunt trauma

Angela M Arlen  1 , Shu Pan  1 , John W Colberg  1
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Case Reports

Delayed diagnosis of isolated ureteral injury from blunt trauma

Angela M Arlen et al. Urol Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Blunt trauma; Ureter.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
CT scan at initial presentation revealed a fracture of anterior superior left L3 vertebral body (arrow) (A). Retrograde pyelogram performed 10 days later, which demonstrated abrupt termination of contrast at the L3 level (arrow) (B). Antegrade nephrostrogram revealed complete obstruction just inferior to the ureteropelvic junction (arrow) (C).
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Fig. 2
Intraoperative image of the left ureter (encircled with vessel loop), densely adhered to the spine at the level of the L3 fracture (arrow). The proximal ureter was re-anastomosed to the renal pelvis in a tension free manor.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Retroperitoneal ultrasound 4 weeks following double J stent removal demonstrated trace pelviectasis (arrow).
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