Introduction: Urinary tract injuries are rare but when presented are among the most serious complications of pelvic surgery it can cause significant morbidity for the patient and is a leading cause of litigation in many countries. The incidence in low resource settings is not well documented.Objective: Determinate the prevalence of urinary tract injury, associated with gynecologic and obstetric surgery.
Methods:A descriptive and ambispective analytical study was carried out to determine the prevalence of urinary tract injury, associated with gynecological and obstetric surgery, it was diagnosticated intraoperatory or during the postoperative. The results were analyzed with the statistical program SPSS-27.0.
Results:During the period from 2013 to 2023, a total of 27 injuries to the urinary tract occurred, of which 19 were to the bladder (73.07%), 6 ureteral injuries (22%) and 2 injuries that involved both the bladder and ureters (7.69%). Bladder injuries in cases of abdominal hysterectomies were 3.08% (21/680), and ureteral injuries were 1.17% (8/680).
Conclusion:The precaution and knowledge of anatomy is of utmost importance to minimize the risk of these structures; early recognition and their repair has a positive prognosis in the morbidity of patients.