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Spontaneous rupture of the ureter is rare, usually ending in a periureteral abscess. Two cases of spontaneous rupture of the ureter secondary to calculosis in patients with ureterosigmoidostomy are described. Surgical management includes immediate drainage of the urinoma with urinary reconstruction (if necessary and possible) or radical surgery.
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