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What not to expect when you're expecting – Postpartum proximal ureteric rupture: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous ureteric rupture is an extremely rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the intrapartum and postpartum period. We present the case of a right ureteric rupture diagnosed immediately postpartum. CASE: A 23-year-old woman in her second pregnancy (who had had a previous caesarea...

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Autores principales: Rikard-Bell, Anna, Lockhart, Kathleen, Malouf, David, Karantanis, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32181149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00188
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description INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous ureteric rupture is an extremely rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the intrapartum and postpartum period. We present the case of a right ureteric rupture diagnosed immediately postpartum. CASE: A 23-year-old woman in her second pregnancy (who had had a previous caesarean section) developed acute-onset right-flank pain 12 h after vaginal delivery. A contrast computerized tomography scan suggested a ureteric injury; ureteroscopy diagnosed a proximal ureteric rupture and a stent was placed. DISCUSSION: This case outlines an extremely rare cause of abdominal pain in the peripartum. There can be serious complications, including urinoma, abscess and sepsis, and therefore the diagnosis should not be delayed.
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spelling pubmed-70631232020-03-16 What not to expect when you're expecting – Postpartum proximal ureteric rupture: A case report Rikard-Bell, Anna Lockhart, Kathleen Malouf, David Karantanis, Emmanuel Case Rep Womens Health Article INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous ureteric rupture is an extremely rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the intrapartum and postpartum period. We present the case of a right ureteric rupture diagnosed immediately postpartum. CASE: A 23-year-old woman in her second pregnancy (who had had a previous caesarean section) developed acute-onset right-flank pain 12 h after vaginal delivery. A contrast computerized tomography scan suggested a ureteric injury; ureteroscopy diagnosed a proximal ureteric rupture and a stent was placed. DISCUSSION: This case outlines an extremely rare cause of abdominal pain in the peripartum. There can be serious complications, including urinoma, abscess and sepsis, and therefore the diagnosis should not be delayed. Elsevier 2020-03-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7063123/ /pubmed/32181149 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00188 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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