Ureter Endometriosis

Endometriosis of the ureter and bladder are not associated diseases.

OBJECTIVE To verify whether bladder and ureter endometriosis had the same clinical features and disease behavior. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Multidisciplinary group in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PATIENT(S) A total of 690 patients were submitted to laparoscopy with histologically diagnosis of endometriosis between July 1999 and December 2006. Twelve of these patients had lesions affecting ...

Outcomes of Surgical Management of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis of the Ureter and Urinary Bladder

OBJECTIVES To report the outcomes of surgical management of urinary tract endometriosis and discuss the choice between conservative and radical surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed data concerning women managed for ureteral or bladder deep infiltrating endometriosis in 5 surgical departments participating in the CIRENDO prospective database. Preoperative data, surgical procedure data, ...

PRIMARY LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE URETER

Since 1943, fourteen cases of primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter have been reported in English literature. The fifteenth case is presented here with a brief review of the significant aspects of the previous reports.

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Constriction of the Ureter

ing was present. The last menstrual period had started 14 days previously. There was no history of nocturia, dysuria, frequency or backache. Irregular acquired dysmenorrhcea had been noted in the past. A similar attack had occurred two months previously on a train trip from Calcutta and lasted a few days. The patient had shortly afterwards a routine annual physical examination by another physic...