Archivos espanoles de urologia

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the risk factors of patients with endometriosis (EMS) and ureteral stricture and to establish a prediction model based on logistic-regression analysis. METHODS: The clinical data of 228 EMS patients i…

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWW) is a rare congenital anomaly difficult to diagnose due to an alteration in the common embryological development of the reproductive and urinary tract, with renal agenesis, double collecting system, re…

OBJECTIVE: To present in detail our surgical technique and to show our initial experience with ureteral reimplantation using the transumbilical LESS approach to treat patients with ureteral stenosis secondary to various diseases and surgica…

OBJECTIVE: To describe our experience with bladder endometriosis at the Department of Urology of Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the cases of bladder endometri…

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of primary bladder endometriosis treated with laparoscopic partial cystectomy. METHODS: We report the case of a 38 year old woman presenting with cyclic catamenial pain and hematuria who was diagnosed of bladder …

OBJECTIVE: We report three new cases of müllerianosis of the urinary bladder. METHODS: We present three cases of women in the third decade of life, two of them presenting hematuria and pelvic pain, and the third was referred to perform a re…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of endo-salpingiosis of bladder and review of the literature. METHOD: A 38 years old women referred to an outpatient urology clinic with postmenstrual voiding symptoms. RESULTS: We studied her and ultrasound …

OBJECTIVES: To report a new case of bladder mullerianosis. METHODS: We present the case of a 30 year old female patient with history of miscarriage, who refers voiding dis-turbances with menstruations. Vaginal ultrasound showed an exophytic…

OBJECTIVES: To report the case of a 37 year-old woman suffering from endometriosis of the urinary tract, that presented with lumbar and pelvic pain associated to cyclic recurrent haematuria. METHODS: Following history, physical examination,…

OBJECTIVES: Partial cystectomy is a recognized bladder sparing surgical technique. Patient selection is essential in order to optimize long term results. We present our initial experience with laparoscopic partial cystectomy performed in a …

OBJECTIVE: To report a new case of bladder endometriosis and to perform a bibliographic review. METHODS: We report the case of a 34-year-old female with the diagnosis of bladder endometriosis treated by transurethral resection and subseque…

OBJECTIVES: Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity which may produce urinary tract obstruction with subsequent loss of renal function if treatment is not undertaken early due to its asymptomatic but locally aggressive course. METHODS/RESUL…

OBJECTIVES: To study and review the etiopathogenic hypothesis for endometriosis and the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis. METHODS/RESULTS: We report two cases and review the international bibliography, col…

OBJECTIVES: To perform a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the treatment of all cases of bladder endometriosis published in Spanish language journals in our country, including those published in non-urological scientific journals. METHODS…

OBJECTIVES: To report one new case of endometriosis in a patient with history of caesarean section. METHODS: It is the case of a female patient presenting with voiding symptoms and hematuria, with a bladder tumor on ultrasound. RESULTS: Aft…

OBJECTIVE: To present two cases of extrinsic ureteral obstruction secondary to gynaecological inflammatory diseases, and to perform a bibliographic review. METHODS: We present two cases of obstructive uropathy with uretero-hydronephrosis s…

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of endometriosis of the urinary bladder in a patient with a previous history of cesarean section. Its possible relationship is discussed. METHODS: A 31-year-old female that had undergone cesarean section 8 year…

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the series of cases of endometriosis with urologic involvement reported in our country. METHODS/RESULTS: We found a total of 26 cases of endometriosis including our case, 15 affected bladder and 11 ureter. Independent…

OBJECTIVE: To describe an additional case of endometriosis of the bladder and to review the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. METHODS/RESULTS: A case of endometriosis of the bladder in a 30-year-old female with a long history of dysuria, …

OBJECTIVES: To review the diagnosis and treatment of ureteral stenosis arising from endometriosis and describe a case of mixed (intrinsic and extrinsic) ureteral endometriosis. METHODS: The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of ureteral ste…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the hormonal dependence of estrogen and progesterone receptors in endometriosis of the bladder. METHODS: A case of endometriosis of the bladder that had presented as a tumor in a 30-year-old female is described. Immuno…

OBJECTIVES: The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of endometriosis of the bladder is reviewed. Although it is relatively uncommon, it should be taken into account when making the differential diagnosis in young females presenting with dysu…

OBJECTIVES: A case of acute abdomen arising from endometriosis of the bladder is described. The rarity of this condition prompted us to report on the present case and the problems encountered in making the differential diagnosis. METHODS/RE…

OBJECTIVES: Ureteral involvement due to endometriosis is uncommon. Its silent onset and the progression of ureteral obstruction, if undiagnosed, can lead to the loss of the renal unit. The present case is described to underscore the importa…

A case of ureteric and colonic obstruction secondary to endometriosis is described. We briefly review its pathogenesis and discuss the urologic and bowel implications, symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment. Because it is usually silen…