A -year-old woman is evaluated on postoperative day following an open low anterior resection for locally advanced rectal cancer. She reports new-onset, constant, right-sided flank pain and mild nausea that began yesterday. Her temperature is (), blood pressure is , and pulse is . Physical examination reveals a clean midline abdominal incision with normal, active bowel sounds. There is distinct right costovertebral angle tenderness, but no rebound tenderness or guarding. A urethral Foley catheter was removed on postoperative day , and the patient has since been voiding spontaneously with an output of approximately every hours. Laboratory studies show a serum creatinine of (baseline ) and a leukocyte count of . Urinalysis shows - white blood cells/hpf and no bacteria. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
- Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis with delayed urographic imagingCevap
- BAdministration of intravenous ceftriaxone and observation
- CChest radiography and incentive spirometry
- DImmediate exploratory laparotomy
- EPlacement of a urethral Foley catheter