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Ureteral avulsion due to lumbar disc hernia repair

Tahsin Turunc, Baris Kuzgunbay, Umit Gul, Hakan Ozkardes

Department of Urology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Address correspondence to Dr. Tahsin Turunc, Department of Urology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, 01250 Adana/TURKEY

Canadian Journal of Urology 2010, 17(6), 5478-5479.

Abstract

Ureteral avulsion due to lumbar disc surgery is a rare complication and to our knowledge, only a few cases have been reported in the literature. A43-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic with right lumbar pain following spinal surgery for discopathy. Complete right ureteral avulsion was detected and successfully treated by end-to-end anastomosis of the ureter with an internal double J stent.

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