IATROGENIC INJURY OF THE LOW URINARY TRACT IN WOMEN UNDERGOING PELVIC SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS

Abstract

Introduction. La lsion iatrogne des voies urinaires chez les femmes subissant des interventions pelviennes est l'une des complications les plus redoutes et une source importante de morbidit significative. En outre, elles provoquent beaucoup d'anxit en gale mesure pour le patient et le chirurgien et elles crent galement de nombreuses proccupations juridiques. Les organes les plus frquemment touchs sont l'uretre, la vessie et l'urtre. Les lsions urologiques en obsttrique et en chirurgie gyncologique devraient toujours tre une question de prvention, mais il y a des situations o la ABSTRACT Introduction. Iatrogenic injury of the urinary tract in women undergoing pelvic surgeries is one of the most feared complications and an important source of significant morbidity. Moreover, they cause a lot of anxiety to both patient and surgeon and they also create many legal concerns. The most commonly affected organs are the ureter, bladder and urethra. Urologic injury during obstetrics and gynecologic surgery should always be a matter of prevention, but there are situations in which prevention fails. With this article we intend to raise the awareness on potential situations leading to iatrogenic urinary tract lesions during obstetrics and gynecology surgery.