Empyema of the Ureteral Stump. An Unusual Complication Following Nephrectomy

A ureteral stump, which is the segment of the ureter left in place after nephrectomy, may occasionally give rise to a pathologic process called ureteral stump syndrome, which is clinically interpreted as febrile urinary tract infections, lower quadrant pain, and hematuria. Empyema of the ureteral st...

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Main Authors: Apostolos P. Labanaris, Vahudin Zugor, Robert Smiszek, Reinhold Nützel, Reinhard Kühn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.45
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