An Uncommon Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain: Spontaneous Ureteral Rupture

Scius Nathan, Roelandt Kerwin, Francis Lorge and Marcelo Di Gregorio3

Department of Emergency, CHU UCL Namur site-Godinne, Belgium
Department of Radiology, CHU UCL Namur sit-Godinne, Belgium
Department of Urology, CHU UCL Namur sit-Godinne, Belgium

^*Correspondance to: Scius Nathan 

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Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of the ureter is an uncommon etiology of acute abdominal pain. Here we report the case of a 66-year-old patient who suffered ureter rupture due to stenosis of the lower ureter after radiotherapy. Treatment included the placement of a double-J catheter by interventional radiology. The evolution was favorable.

Keywords

Spontaneous rupture; Ureter; Double-J catheter

Cite the article

Nathan S, Kerwin R, Lorge F, Di Gregorio M. An Uncommon Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain: Spontaneous Ureteral Rupture. Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2369.