M/C site of ureteric injury during hysterectomy
High-Yield Explanation
The injury to ureter occurs at the infundibulopelvic junction on the lateral pelvic wall, in the ureteric canal when the uterine vessels are ligated, near the internal cervical os and near the uterosacral ligamentIt is impoant to identify the ureter during Weheim hysterectomy, broad ligament tumour dissection and ligating internal iliac aeryRef: Shaw&;s Textbook of Gynaecology, 15th edition, page no: 14