{"paper_id":"844e8187-486d-4d98-958f-5defdc2ce5b4","body_text":"Abstract\nAlthough every seventh or eighth case of endometriosis is found to have urinary involvement, this type of endometriosis is still rarely recognized. The symptoms are not specific and are frequently suggestive of a neoplastic process. On the basis of our two cases of histopathologically two types of endometriosis as well as literature review the practical significance of endometriosis in urology is described. In each patient who previously underwent a gynaecological or surgical procedure in the abdominal cavity, endometriosis of the bladder is likely to occur. This possibility should not be ruled out, otherwise it could lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nKobuszewska-Faryna, M., Szamborski, J.: Gynaecologic Histopathology (in Polish). PZWL, Warszawa 1980.\nKuntz, R. M., Eichenauer, R., Grosse, G.: Diagnostik und Therapie der Endometriose des Ureters. Aktuel. Urol., 23, 186 (1992).\nGittes, R. F., Perhunter, A. D., Stamey, T. A., Walsh, P. C.: Endometriosis. In: Campbell's Urology. Saunders, Philadelphia-London-Toronto 1978.\nBornhof, Ch., Walther, R., Volkholz, H., Akcetin, Z.: Endometriose aus urologischer Sicht. Endometriose, 11, 68 (1993).\nFavre, Y., Keller, K., Schreiner, W. E.: Obstruktive Endometriose im Bereich der ableitenden Harnwege. Geburtsh. u. Frauenheilk., 46, 23 (1986).\nOlive, D. L., Schwartz, L. B.: Endometriosis. N. Engl. J. Med., 323, 1759 (1993).\nZieliński, J.: Urologic Oncology (in Polish). PZWL, Warszawa 1986.\nHelpap, B.: Tumorähnliche Läsionen in Pathologie der ableitenden Harnwege und Prostata. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1989.\nAbeshouse, B. S., Abeshouse, G.: Endometriosis of the urinary tract: A review of the literature and a report of four cases of vesical endometriosis. J. Int. Coll. Surg., 34, 43 (1960).\nFein, R. L., Horton, B. F.: Vesical endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature. J. Urol., 95, 45 (1966).\nKerr, W. D.: Endometriosis involving the urinary tract. Clin. Obstet. Gynecol., 9, 331 (1986).\nMaros, T. G., Terhorst, B.: Endometriose der harnableitenden Wege. Urol. Int., 40, 277 (1985).\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nGajda, M., Tyloch, J., Tyloch, F. et al. Endometriosis of the Urinary Bladder. Int Urol Nephrol 31, 39–44 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007116317052\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007116317052","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}