The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2004)

Urinoma: A Rare Complication of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

  • Koon-Sung Cheng,
  • Hashim Hashim,
  • Janice Tsui,
  • Caroline Osborne,
  • Nickolas Law

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.48
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4
pp. 59 – 61

Abstract

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Urinoma or para-renal pseudocyst generally occurs as a result of trauma to the pelvi-ureteric system. It consists of an encapsulated collection of extravasated urine and is usually located in the peri-renal space or more uncommonly in the peritoneal, pleural or mediastinal cavities. There is only one previously reported case of urinoma secondary to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery. We report a case of symptomatic urinoma after infra-renal AAA repair and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this unusual condition.