Urology
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 469-471, November 1976

Complications of Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz urethropexy

From the Urological Service, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Abstract 

The course of 2 patients with ureteral obstructions created during the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure is described. The superior or most craniad stitches of the repair were placed inadvertently through the bladder wall obstructing the ureterovesical junction on each side. Awareness of the possibility of this complication should aid in avoiding this mishap.

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PII: 0090-4295(76)90277-6

Urology
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 469-471, November 1976

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