Abstract
Rupture of the kidney following external violence, spontaneous rupture of a pathologic kidney and rupture of the ureter after instrumentation have been frequently described in the literature, but there is a paucity of reports on postpyelographic rupture. It is indeed amazing that with the morbidity produced in the early pyelographic days more cases were not reported. It is possible that the condition was undiagnosed, or perhaps there was a hesitancy on the part of the cystoscopist to report such unfortunate occurrences. Hunner<sup>1</sup>reported twenty-one ruptured ureters in 2,000 catheterizations. Henline<sup>2</sup>described several cases of rupture of the ureter following instrumentation (ureteral catheter, bougie and other procedures). He brought out the interesting fact that perforation of the normal ureter is difficult; in all his cases the ureter was diseased or associated with a pathologic condition such as calculus. Similar cases were reported by Sargent,<sup>3</sup>Noble<sup>4</sup>and Geisinger.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
