Urological injuries during pelvic surgery in women, Gezira, central Sudan

Injuries to the ureter and bladder are common in female pelvic surgery, sometimes extremely common to be considered as traditional, This is a retrospective study conducted in Gezira Hospital for Renal Disease and Surgery, Medani Teaching Hospital and Medani Maternity Hospital, Wad Medani, Sudan. We included 82 patient's with urological injuries following obstetrical gynecology intervention in the previous 5 years. The interaoperative injuries constituted 20/82[24%], while the remote injuries were 62/82 [75.6%]. We conclude that the urological injuries are common complications during pelvic surgery, associated mainly with abdominal hysterectomies and Cesarean section