Publications by authors named "Jeronimo Ferraz de Arruda Neto"
Article Synopsis
- The suburethral sling is a common treatment for stress urinary incontinence, with the transobturator technique (TOT) being a safer alternative to the traditional retropubic method.
- TOT aims to minimize the risks of needle insertion and reduce complications such as perforation.
- However, this report describes a case where the placement of the urethral sling using TOT resulted in injury to a branch of the left obturator artery, causing significant bleeding that required embolization to manage.
Retrocaval or circuncaval ureters are rare congenital anomaly, in which the ureter is located posterior to the inferior vena cava (IVC). Usually, patients present symptoms in the 3rd or 4th decade of life due to compression of the ureter by the IVC, with obstruction of the urinary flow and consequent hydronephrosis. Herein we report the case of a 62-year-old patient who underwent ultrasonography to investigate abdominal pain.
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