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Urinoma secondary to surgical spinal fusion: Radiologic diagnosis and treatment

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We have presented a case of urinoma secondary to ureteral injury during spinal fusion via retroperitoneal approach demonstrated by CT. The presumed diagnosis of urinoma was confirmed and treated by interventional radiologie techniques.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Daniel E. Flynn, Dina F. Caroline M.D., Rosaleen B. Gembala, David S. Ball, Paul D. Radecki & Gary S. Cohen

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Flynn, D.E., Caroline, D.F., Gembala, R.B. et al. Urinoma secondary to surgical spinal fusion: Radiologic diagnosis and treatment. Abdom Imaging 18, 292–294 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198128

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