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Pace K, Spiteri K, German K. Spontaneous proximal ureteric rupture secondary to ureterolithiasis. J Surg Case Rep. 2017;2016(11)doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw192.
Pace, K., Spiteri, K., & German, K. (2017). Spontaneous proximal ureteric rupture secondary to ureterolithiasis. Journal of surgical case reports, 2016(11), . https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw192
Pace, Keith, et al. "Spontaneous proximal ureteric rupture secondary to ureterolithiasis." Journal of surgical case reports vol. 2016,11 (2017). doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw192
Pace K, Spiteri K, German K. Spontaneous proximal ureteric rupture secondary to ureterolithiasis. J Surg Case Rep. 2017 Jan 09;2016(11). doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw192. PMID: 28069871; PMCID: PMC5221691.
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J Surg Case Rep. 2017 Jan 09;2016(11). doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw192.

Spontaneous proximal ureteric rupture secondary to ureterolithiasis.

Journal of surgical case reports

Keith Pace, Karl Spiteri, Karl German

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida MSD 2090, Malta [email protected].
  2. Department of Urology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida MSD 2090, Malta.

PMID: 28069871 PMCID: PMC5221691 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw192

Abstract

We present the case of a 37-year-old lady who presented with severe colicky left sided flank pain associated with vomiting, chills and rigors. A non-contrast Computed Tomography of the Kidney Ureter and Bladder was performed which showed a 2-3 mm stone in the pelvic part of the left ureter. Following 2 days of conservative treatment she was still complaining of increasingly severe pain. A contrast computed tomography of the abdomen was performed which was suggestive of a perforation of the left collecting system. A diagnosis of spontaneous left proximal ureteric perforation secondary to urolithiasis was made. We opted to treat her with retrograde endoscopic ureteric stent insertion. Spontaneous rupture of the ureter is a relatively rare urological occurrence with only a small number of cases reported in the literature. Although there are no recommendations, ureteric double-J stenting is the most commonly used management option with good results reported.

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