Abdominal compartment syndrome due to delayed identification of a ureteral perforation following abdomino-perineal resection for rectal carcinoma

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 615-617

  Katz, Ran ^a,b   Meretyk, Shimon ^a   Gimmon, Zvi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ascites; Compartment syndromes; Ureter; Ureteral injury; Urinary

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MESENTERY DISEASE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT;

EID: 0031466154     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00320.x     Document Type: Article

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