Urology Case Reports (Sep 2024)

Traumatic rupture of congenital pelviureteric junction obstruction

  • Basil Razi,
  • Amy Steigler,
  • Dane Cole-Clark,
  • Duncan Self,
  • Edward Latif

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56
p. 102831

Abstract

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The kidney is frequently injured in blunt abdominal trauma, accounting for 10 % of such cases and being the most commonly affected genitourinary organ in all traumas. Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is typically a congenital and asymptomatic anatomical dilatation to the renal pelvis. This article reports on a 21-year-old male who ruptured a congenital PUJO following blunt abdominal trauma. He was managed with a retrograde ureteric stent and a staged pyeloplasty. This case highlights a rare case of urogenital injury due to blunt trauma and explores the impact of congenital anomalies can contribute to injury and lead to significant complications.

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