Reflections on ureteral rupture caused by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy of ureteral calculi: one case report

Urinary calculi is a common type of urinary disease in southern China. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is still being widely performed at county-level hospitals in China. Ureteral rupture caused by ESWL is very rare. Here we report one case of ureteral rupture caused by ESWL from May 2014 to December 2015. One 25-year-old male patient suffered from Ureteral rupture caused by ESWL has fully recovered after remove the ureteral calculi and indwelling right renal pelvis two double-J catheters for long term, through approximately 1.5 years of the three surgical treatment. In summary, ESWL is a safe, effective, inexpensive treatment for upper urinary calculiin most cases. But once serious complications such as rupture of the ureteroccurs, treatment must be very patient, indwelling right renal pelvis and two double-J catheters for long term is the only treatment plan.