J Trauma Inj.
2024 Sep;37(3):243-246. 10.20408/jti.2024.0016.
Delayed diagnosis of proximal ureter injury after a blunt abdominal trauma in Korea: a case report
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- 1Department of Trauma Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
- 2Department of Traumatology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
- 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
- KMID: 2562942
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2024.0016
Abstract
- Traumatic ureteral injuries account for fewer than 1% of traumatic urologic injuries, and those caused by blunt trauma are even rarer than those caused by penetrating trauma. The symptoms associated with ureteral injury may be subtle, with or without hematuria, making it difficult to diagnose. We report the case of a 31-year-old man with a delayed diagnosis of proximal ureter injury after abdominal blunt trauma sustained in a motorcycle traffic accident. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy on admission for liver injury, mesenteric injury, and resultant hemoperitoneum. On postoperative day 6, he underwent angioembolization for suspected remnant intra-abdominal bleeding. Persistent symptoms of flank pain and leukocytosis led to follow-up imaging studies that revealed proximal ureter injury, and the patient underwent unilateral nephrectomy. This case stresses the importance of clinical suspicion for genitourinary injuries in the presence of abdominal trauma.
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