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Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis showed a 3-mm calculus in the left ureterovesical junction (UVJ) with mild hydroureteronephrosis with fluid collection in the perinephric space, and extravasation of the contrast medium at the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) level, as observed on the delayed film [Figure 1]. {Figure 1} Symptoms of spontaneous ureteral rupture include sudden onset of severe abdominal and flank pain associated with nausea and vomiting. [5] Therefore, in the emergency department,...

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Title
Spontaneous Ureteropelvic Junction Rupture Caused by a Small Distal Ureteral Calculus
Author
Jeon, Chi; Kang, Jun; Min, Jin; Park, Jung
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Nov 20, 2015
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1925830089
Copyright
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