An unusual cause of ureteropelvic junction obstruction: A traveling bullet


Adsan Ö., Tül M., Uǧurlu Ö., Kaygisiz O., Kosan M.

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, vol.164, no.4, pp.329-331, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 164 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.329-331
  • Keywords: Foreign body, Treatment, Ureteropelvic obstruction
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report a case of a bullet spontaneously migrating into the urinary system and producing a ureteropelvic obstruction 4 years after the initial traumatic injury.