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Table 1 Procedures causing iatrogenic ureteral injury

From: Management strategies and root causes of missed iatrogenic intraoperative ureteral injuries with delayed diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study of 40 cases

Type of surgery

Number

Percentage

Gynaecological surgery

34

85

Abdominal hysterectomy

15

37.5

Wertheim radical hysterectomy

7

17.5

Laparoscopic hysterectomy

3

7.5

Vaginal hysterectomy

2

5

Haemostasis hysterectomy

2

5

Caesarean section

2

5

Laparoscopic adnexectomy

2

5

Burch colposuspencion

1

2.5

Visceral surgery

6

15

Right colectomy

2

5

Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy

1

2.5

Proctocolectomy

1

2.5

Adhesiolysis

1

2.5

Restoration of intestinal continuity (Hartmann)

1

2.5