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SURGERY TODAY
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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-022-02639-9
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Iatrogenic ureteral injury; Ureteral stent; Fluorescence-guided surgery; Colorectal surgery; Minimally invasive surgery
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This comprehensive review examines the recent literature on the prevention techniques of iatrogenic ureteral injury (IUI) during colorectal surgery. The study includes 26 publications and evaluates the use of preventive techniques and intraoperative localization. The findings suggest that these techniques appear to be feasible and safe in high-risk patients, but more randomized controlled trials are needed to establish reliable guidelines for preventing IUI.
Iatrogenic ureteral injury (IUI) during colorectal surgery is a rare complication but related to a serious burden of morbidity. This comprehensive and systematic review aims to provide a critical overview of the most recent literature about IUI prevention techniques in colorectal surgery. We performed a comprehensive and systematic review of studies published from 2000 to 2022 and assessed the use of techniques for ureteral injury prevention and intraoperative localization. 26 publications were included, divided into stent-based (prophylactic/lighted ureteral stent and near-infrared fluorescent ureteral catheter [PUS/LUS/NIRFUC]) and fluorescent dye (FD) groups. Costs, the percentage and number of IUIs detected, reported limitations, complication rates and other outcome points were compared. The IUI incidence rate ranged from 0 to 1.9% (mean 0.5%) and 0 to 1.2% (mean 0.3%) in the PUS/LUS/NIRFUC and FD groups, respectively. The acute kidney injury (AKI) and urinary tact infection (UTI) incidence rate ranged from 0.4 to 32.6% and 0 to 17.3%, respectively, in the PUS/LUS/NIRFUC group and 0-15% and 0-6.3%, respectively, in the FD group. Many other complications were also compared and descriptively analyzed (length-of-stay, mortality, etc.). These techniques appear to be feasible and safe in select patients with a high risk of IUI, but the delineation of reliable guidelines for preventing IUI will require more randomized controlled trials.
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