Post-traumatic ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) injuries secondary to blunt abdominal trauma are rare, have been traditionally described in children and consist in laceration or avulsion of the ureter. The diagnosis is typically delayed owing to associated severe lesions and absence of hematuria in many cases. Late se...

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Published inArchivio italiano di urologia, andrologia Vol. 76; no. 2; p. 100
Main Authors Giannarini, Gianluca, Grossetti, Barbara, Crisci, Alfonso, Selli, Cesare
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.06.2004
Subjects
Abdominal Injuries - complications
Humans
Kidney Pelvis
Male
Middle Aged
Ureteral Obstruction - etiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
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Summary:Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) injuries secondary to blunt abdominal trauma are rare, have been traditionally described in children and consist in laceration or avulsion of the ureter. The diagnosis is typically delayed owing to associated severe lesions and absence of hematuria in many cases. Late sequelae of non penetrating ureteral injuries have only been anecdotally described in world literature. To the best of our knowledge we report on the first case of UPJ obstruction in an adult man diagnosed 10 years after a blunt abdominal trauma.
ISSN:1124-3562