TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Ureteral injuries due to external violence: 10 years' experience with 59 cases
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Bright, T. C.
A1  - Peters, P. C.
SP  - 616
EP  - 620
VL  - 17
IS  - 8
N2  - Fifty-nine cases of traumatic ureteral damage are presented. Gunshot wounds comprise the majority (52/59). Need for a high index of suspicion and aggressive diagnostic measures is stressed. The effects of missile velocity on the ureter are noted. Prompt operative management is advocated: choice of procedure depends on the location of the ureteral defect. Urinary complications occurred in 11/59 (19%). Four complications resulted from operative techniques no longer recommended. The death rate of 10% is related to the high incidence (57/59) of associated visceral and vascular injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -