[A case of retroperitoneal abscess and disseminated intravascular coagulation as a complication of upper ureteral rupture caused by ureteral calculus]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1996 Jul;42(7):525-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 38-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of severe right flank pain with hematoemesis. Imaging studies including computerized tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated a right ureter stone and retroperitoneal abscess. His septic condition and presence of disseminated intravescular coagulation (DIC) necessitated percutaneous nephrostomy and drainage of the abscess. The patient recovered from DIC and infection within a week. To our knowledge, 5 similar cases of retroperitoneal abscess secondary to ureteral rupture have been reported in the Japanese literature.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / etiology*
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Adult
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retroperitoneal Space*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Ureteral Calculi / complications*
  • Ureteral Calculi / therapy
  • Ureteral Diseases / complications*
  • Ureteral Diseases / therapy
  • Urinary Diversion