Bullet colic

Urol Radiol. 1985;7(1):16-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02926841.

Abstract

Ureteral obstruction by intramural bullet, buckshot, or related missle following penetrating abdominal trauma is rare; a search of the literature revealed only 4 previously described cases [1-4]. A fifth case of a bullet migrating from the renal pelvis to the ureter has been reported at autopsy [5]. We present 2 new cases of delayed symptomatic ureteral obstruction ("bullet colic") after abdominal gunshot wounds.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications*
  • Adolescent
  • Colic / etiology*
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / etiology*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Time Factors
  • Ureter*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*