Ureter injury-trauma grading

Ureter injuries are graded I-V with increasing severity having higher grading.

Grade I

• Ureteral hematoma or contusion without devascularization

Grade II

• Ureteral laceration (<50% transection)

Grade III

• Ureteral laceration (>50% transection)

Grade IV

• Ureteral laceration with complete transection with <=2 cm devascularization

Grade V

• Ureteral laceration with complete transection with >2 cm devascularization

The grading is increased by 1 grade for multiple injuries or bilateral injuries up to grade III.

References

Moore EE, et al. Organ injury scaling III: chest wall, abdominal vascular, ureter, bladder and urethra. J trauma. 1992;33:337-8. Trauma scoring. Trauma.org. Available at http://www.trauma.org/archive/scores/ois-ureter.html (Accessed 23 April 2008)

[Outline]

• Information
• Grade I
• Grade II
• Grade III
• Grade IV
• Grade V
• References