Ureter trauma
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- 90% of injuries occur from penetrating injury
- Isolated ureter injury is rare
- Absence of hematuria does NOT rule out ureteral injury
Management
- If CT is nondiagnostic but high index of suspicion perform IV urography or retrograde pyelography
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Disposition
- Admit