LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL PERFORATION DURING URETEROLITHOTRIPSY

The author presents a case of successful laparoscopic repair of a uret eral perforation happening during ureterolithotripsy (URS). The perfor ation of the mid-ureter was managed by a retroperitoneal approach: the stone from the retroperitoneum was removed, a double-J stent was inse rted up to the kidney, the perforation opening was sutured, and the re troperitoneum was drained, The patient healed without any complication . Similar management of a ureteral perforation has not been found in t he literature.