African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (Jan 2013)

An unusual complication of ischemic injury to upper pole ureter during lower pole heminephroureterectomy

  • Katherine Victoria Hurst,
  • Ashok Daya Ram,
  • Dragan Milanovic,
  • Swe Lynn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.125456
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. 384 – 385

Abstract

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Lower pole heminephroureterectomy is a common paediatric urology procedure with few reported complications. We report a case of possible vascular ischemic injury to the normal remaining ureter following a lower pole heminephroureterectomy, probably due to both ureters sharing a common blood supply. Extra caution in such procedures is therefore warranted.

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