Ureteral injury after posterior spinal fusion

Entry into the retroperitoneal space during Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF) presents a rare possibility of iatrogenic ureteral injury. Rare complications of ureteral injury after previous open posterior spinal surgery have been reported however there is a paucity...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 36; p. 101559
Main Authors Patel, Nikit, Shah, Amil, Talanki, Varun, Adler, Howard L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2021
Elsevier
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Iatrogenic ureteral injury
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Trauma and Reconstruction
Iatrogenic ureteral injury
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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Summary:Entry into the retroperitoneal space during Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF) presents a rare possibility of iatrogenic ureteral injury. Rare complications of ureteral injury after previous open posterior spinal surgery have been reported however there is a paucity of reports after a minimally invasive technique. We now describe a case of ureteral injury after MI-TLIF.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101559