Radiographic features of ureteral endometriosis

H M Pollack, HM Pollack, Pollack HM, J S Wills, JS Wills, Wills JS
AJR. American journal of roentgenology · 1978 · vol. 131(4) , pp. 627–631 · doi:10.2214/ajr.131.4.627 · PMID:102152 · W2120873347
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This review of seven patients identified short strictures in the pelvic ureter as a radiographic feature of ureteral endometriosis, a diagnosis to consider in women of childbearing age with obstructive uropathy from extrinsic ureteral obstruction.

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The urographic findings in seven patients with ureteral endometriosis were reviewed. These consisted of short strictures (0.5-2.2 cm) located for the most part in that portion of the pelvic ureter projected within 3 cm of the inferior margin of the sacroiliac joint. Although the appearance is judged to be nonspecific, the diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis should be considered in any female patient of child-bearing age who has obstructive uropathy attributable to extrinsic obstruction of the pelvic portion of the ureter.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Ureteral Neoplasms Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged Radiography Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Neoplasms

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