ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL INJURY AFTER CESAREAN-SECTION

Ureteral injury is an uncommon complication of cesarean section. As wi th all iatrogenic ureteral injuries, if the problem is not recognized intraoperatively, the manifestations may be protean. The management of ureteral injury that is first recognized in the early postoperative p eriod must be individualized. We present a case of ureteral injury dur ing a cesarean section in which endoscopic techniques were employed su ccessfully to establish kidney drainage and allow ureteral healing, ob viating open surgical repair.