Management strategies and root causes of missed iatrogenic intraoperative ureteral injuries with delayed diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study of 40 cases

CONCLUSION: Iatrogenic ureteral injuries discovered postoperatively are mostly secondary to gynaecologic surgery. Although endoscopic treatment is usually performed as a first treatment, a more aggressive surgical is often necessary, with a nephrectomy rate of 20%.PMID:37496033 | DOI:10.1186/s13037-023-00372-x
Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research