An unusual complication of ischemic injury to upper pole ureter during lower pole heminephroureterectomy
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....
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | 0189-6725 0974-5998 10.4103/0189-6725.125456 |