1 May 2003Case Report
Perforation of a ureteral diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature
A. Cappellani 1M. Vita 1A. Zanghì 1E. Menzo 1P. Conti 1
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Article Info
1 Azienda Policlinico - Università di Catania Dipartimento di Chirurgia Sezione di Chirurgia Generale
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2003, 74(3), 349-353;
Published: 1 May 2003
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Abstract
The ureteral diverticulum represents a rare pathology. It is infrequently symptomatic and even more infrequently it manifests itself as an acute event. To our knowledge this is the only case described in the literature of perforated ureteral diverticulum with consequent uroperitoneum.
Keywords
- Ureteral diverticulum
- perforation
- false acute abdomen
