@article{ref1, title="Ureteral injuries due to external violence: 10 years' experience with 59 cases", journal="Journal of trauma", year="1977", author="Bright, T. C. and Peters, P. C.", volume="17", number="8", pages="616-620", abstract="Fifty-nine cases of traumatic ureteral damage are presented. Gunshot wounds comprise the majority (52/59). Need for a high index of suspicion and aggressive diagnostic measures is stressed. The effects of missile velocity on the ureter are noted. Prompt operative management is advocated: choice of procedure depends on the location of the ureteral defect. Urinary complications occurred in 11/59 (19%). Four complications resulted from operative techniques no longer recommended. The death rate of 10% is related to the high incidence (57/59) of associated visceral and vascular injuries.

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