Undiagnosed ureteroinguinal hernia with solitary kidney in a child with ureteric injury during herniotomy.

Iatrogenic ureteric injuries are an uncommon but difficult problem to manage. Although ureteric injury has been reported during hernia surgery in adults, it has not been reported in children during herniotomy. An 18-month-old male child underwent repair of an inguinal hernia and developed postoperative anuria.