The Treatment of Ureters Injured during Gynecologic Operations
- 22 March 1945
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 232 (12) , 335-338
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194503222321201
Abstract
ACCIDENTAL injury of a ureter is the most frequent serious complication of gynecologic pelvic operations. This fact was brought to our attention by the occurrence of 7 ureteral injuries in 590 total hysterectomies and 1 ureteral injury in 170 supravaginal hysterectomies done during a five-year period at the Massachusetts General Hospital. These 8 cases will serve to illustrate the type of injuries that occur and the surgical principles and procedures to be followed in repairing them.Principles of TreatmentAlthough each patient must be treated according to the circumstances of the case, there are certain important principles that should be . . .Keywords
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