Abstract
Iatrogenic injury to the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and
urethra, is a potential complication of surgical procedures performed in or around
the retroperitoneal abdominal space or pelvis. While both diagnostic and interventional
radiologists often play a central and decisive role in the identification and initial
management of a variety of iatrogenic injuries, discussions of these injuries are
often directed toward specialists such as urologists, obstetricians, gynecologists,
and general surgeons whose procedures are most often implicated in iatrogenic urinary
tract injuries. Interventional radiologic procedures can also be a source of an iatrogenic
urinary tract injury. This review describes the clinical presentation, risk factors,
imaging findings, and management of iatrogenic renal vascular and urinary tract injuries,
as well as the radiologist's role in the diagnosis, treatment, and cause of these
injuries.
Keywords
iatrogenic injury - renal vascular - ureter - bladder - interventional radiology
