{"paper_id":"9a8ef729-031b-4665-b0c8-14e45d67f7b5","body_text":"Abstract\nUreteral involvement by endometriosis especially of the intrinsic type is a rare condition. Most of such cases are accompanied by severe renal impairment requiring radical excision. A similar case is described in conjunction with nephroureterectomy.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nAbeshouse, B. S., Abeshouse, G.: Endometriosis of the urinary tract.J. Int. Coll. Surg., 34, 43 (1960).\nBlaickley, J. B.: Treatment of endometriosis of bowel and bladder.J. Obst. Gynaec., 69, 790 (1962).\nBrooks, R. T., Fraser, W. E., Lucas, W. E.: Endometriosis involving the urinary tract.J. Urol., 102, 184 (1969).\nCullen, T. S.: Adenomyoma of the recto-vaginal septum.Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 28, 243 (1917).\nDick, A. L., Lang, D. W., Berman, R. T., Bhatnaghar, B. N. S., Selvaggi, J. F. R.: Postmenopausal endometriosis with ureteric obstruction.Brit. J. Urol., 45, 153 (1973).\nHadju, S. I. Koss, L. G.: Endometriosis of the kidney.Amer. J. Obstet. Gynaec., 106, 314 (1970).\nKerr, W. S.: Endometriosis involving the urinary tract.Clin. Obst. Gynaec., 9, 331 (1966).\nMeigs, J. V., Sturgis, S. H.: Progress in Gynecology. Grune and Stratton, New York 1963, p. 358.\nMorse, A. H., Perry, J. H.: Diffuse pelvic endometrioma constricting the ureters.Amer. J. Obstet. Gynaec., 16, 38 (1928).\nRatcliff, R. K., Crenshaw, W. B.: Ureteral obstruction from endometriosis.Surg. Gynaec. Obstet., 100, 414 (1955).\nRevol, M., Faure, G., Pissas, A., Gabelle, P., Meaulle, P.: A propos d'un cas d'endometriose urétérale.J. d'Urol. Nephrol., 83, 846 (1977).\nRosner, N., Boger, A.: Endometriosis of the ureter.Eur. Urol., 5, 294 (1979).\nSimon, H. B., Zimet, R. R., Schneider, E., Morgenstern, L. L.: Bilateral ureteral obstruction due to endometriosis.J. A. M. A., 183, 487 (1963).\nStanley, K. E., Utz, D. C., Dockerty, M. B.: Clinically significant endometriosis of the urinary tract.Surg. Gynec. Obstet., 120, 491 (1965).\nTraub, Y. M., Fischelovitch, J., Neri, A., Lubin, E.: Endometriosis mimicking ureterolithiasis.Brit. J. Urol., 48 (1976).\nTurner-Warwick, R. T., Worth, R. H. L.: The psoas bladder-hitch procedure for the replacement of the lower third of the ureter.Brit. J. Urol., 41, 701 (1969).\nWay, S., Young, J. R.: Ureteric invasion by endometriosis.Brit. J. Urol., 48, 38 (1976).\nYates-Bell, A. J., Molland, E. A., Pryor, J. P.: Endometriosis of the ureter.Brit. J. Urol., 44, 58 (1972).\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nKokotas, N., Kontogeorgos, L., Kalis, E. et al. Intrinsic endometriosis of the ureter. International Urology and Nephrology 13, 127–130 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082053\nReceived:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082053","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}