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WILLIAM E. FORSYTHE, M.D.; LESTER PERSKY, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1959;79(6):861-863.

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The incidence of operative ureteral injury varies, in reported series, between 0.5% and 3%. These usually occur as a result of surgical procedures, and the percentage when radical surgery is done may reach as high as 33%. Our exhibit is intended to outline the cause, symptomatology, and management of such trauma.

Summary

Ureteral injury is usually iatrogenic. Its management often entails preliminary diversion by nephrostomy. Preliminary passage of ureteral catheters is the single measure which will enable the surgeon to identify the ureter prior to injury, and which will facilitate recognition of the injury when it occurs.

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Author Affiliations
Cleveland

From the Department of Surgery, Genito-Urinary Service, Western Reserve University and University Hospitals.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Aug. 11, 1959.

This exhibit was supported by the Kenneth Bliss Urological Fund.

Surgery Illustrated. Shown as a scientific exhibit of the Section on Urology at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, Atlantic City, June 8-12, 1959.

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