Lesión del uréter tras una cirugía lumbar posterior. Caso clínico

Ureter injury in posterior lumbar spine surgery can happen due to its close anatomical relationship with the vertebral body and disc. L4-L5 is the level most often affected. Due to the fact the ureter is surrounded by retroperitoneal fat, injury is less likely to happen and thus the low number of documented cases. Although the initial symptomatology may be inespecific, an early diagnosis is essential in order to avoid further complications such as a sepsis or a kidney loss. There are several treatment options although the most often used is the end to end anastomosis specially if there is a complete ureter injury.