L'endometriosi (endo - dentro, metra - utero) è la presenza di tessuto endometriale attivo, cioè sensibile alle stimolazioni ormonali, in una qualsiasi sede al di fuori della cavità uterina. La patologia è stata descritta per la prima volta…
OBJECTIVES: To present and discuss clinical and surgical management of urologic endometriosis. METHODS: Retrospective review of a database on surgical patients with endometriosis. RESULTS: Thirty-one patients (incidence, 2.6%; mean age, 3…
OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis (e.) involving the urinary tract must be regarded as a rare condition with specific surgical implications. Our experience on the treatment of 28 patients is presented. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight patients wi…
Endometriosis is a biologically benign albeit aggressive pathology marked by high local recurrences. Ureteral involvement accounts for only a minority of cases (0.1-0.4%) with often non-specific symptoms at clinical presentation and difficu…
Endometriosis affects about 10-20% of premenopausal women but ureteral involvement is an infrequent event occurring only in 0.1-0.4% of cases. Clinical presentation and radiological aspects are non-specific so that preoperative diagnosis is…