Iatrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 13-year-old boy

Job K Chacko; Paul S Noh; Julia S Barthold; T Ernesto Figueroa; Ricardo Gonzalez

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.12.009

Iatrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 13-year-old boy

J Pediatr Urol. 2008 Aug;4(4):322-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.12.009. Epub 2008 Feb 25.

Authors

Job K Chacko¹, Paul S Noh, Julia S Barthold, T Ernesto Figueroa, Ricardo Gonzalez

Affiliation

¹ A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18644541
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.12.009

Abstract

We present a report of a delayed ureteral injury after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient presented with one episode of gross hematuria after surgery. He was treated with ureteral stent drainage and did well with no long-term sequelae.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
Gallstones / diagnostic imaging
Gallstones / surgery*
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Male
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ureter / injuries*
Ureter / surgery*