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. 2017 Feb;5(3):44. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.02.01

Table 1. nature of operation, number of ureteral injuries, incidence of urinary retention and UTIs.

Operation Cases Ureteral injury Urinary retention UTI
Right 42 0 1 0
Extended right 4 0 0 0
Transverse 3 0 0 0
Left 115 0 2 0
Extended left 4 0 0 0
Sigmoid 12 0 1 0
LAR 228 0 12 0
Total abdominal colectomy 23 0 1 0
Subtotal colectomy 5 0 0 0
Reversal 18 0 0 0
APR 5 0 1 0
Rectopexy 6 0 1 0

UTI, urinary tract infection; LAR, low anterior resection; APR, abdominal perineal resection.