ABSTRACT
Fortunately, injury resulting in urinary leak is rare. The incidence of urinary tract injury with laparoscopic urology varies between 0.4% and 0.7% (1-3). It is as common or more common for the urologist to encounter laparoscopic urinary tract injury as a consultation from other services. Advanced gynecologic laparoscopy (hysterectomy, ovarian cystectomy, adnexectomy, endometriosis ablation) is associated with a urinary complication rate of 0.42-1.6% (4-7). Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is associated with a 0-2.0% risk of urinary tract injury (8-10). It is understandable that colorectal and gynecology surgery would be at risk given the fact
that they share the same operative anatomic region as the urologist.
