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OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the impact on female quality of life and sexual function of orthotopic reconstruction after radical cystectomy for non-malignant bladder conditions. Radical cystectomy is commonly required to treat mal…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is an estrogendependent disease. The incidence of urinary tract endometriosis (UE) increased during the last few years and, nowadays, it ranges from 0.3 to 12% of all women affected by the disease. The ureter is the…

Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, urinary system endometriosis is an exceedingly rare disease that may cause important clinical problems. In this paper we discussed a 42-year-old woman who had urinary …

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…

Ureteral endometriosis is a rare localization of gynecological disease. We presented a case of left ureteral endometriosis in a 30-year-old woman with left abdominal pain and a radiological nonfunctioning kidney. Surgical treatment with ure…

The case of a 41-year-old woman with a pelvic mass arising in the left ureter is reported. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made on transperineal biopsy exclusively. After unsuccessful treatment with LH-RH analogues, the patient underwent…

This paper defines endometriosis disease and summarizes its clinical and pathological features. Definitive diagnosis of endometriosis requires direct visualization of the disease. Laparoscopy is the most commonly employed method to inspect …

The typical presentation of endometriosis is pelvic pain. Patients with with endometriosis often have associated fertility disorders even if their relationship with the symptoms and signs of endometriosis is not evident. The first line of t…

OBJECTIVE: Ureteral lesions due to pelvic endometriosis, gynecological surgery and post-actinic are common findings in urology. Pelvic endometriosis can also be caused by a direct or indirect ureteral lesion after laparoscopic procedures. S…

UNLABELLED: Endometriosis, surgery and radiotherapy are the main causes of ureteral injuries in gynaecologic pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this paper we present our experience about ureteral injuries. We treated 31 patients; 6 cases …

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…

Endometriosis is relatively frequent in females of menstrual age and consists in the appearance of active endometrial tissue at site other than uterine cavity. Endometrial tissue has been described to colonise the urinary system, particular…

A case of extrinsic ureteral endometriosis diagnosed with laparoscopy is described. Endometriosis, a common disease in premenopausal women, should be considered in differential diagnosis in patients with ureteral obstruction. Usually, the d…