[Endometriosis of the ureter]

Heidegger H; H Heidegger; Stefan De Wachter; S Wächter; Wächter S

[Endometriosis of the ureter]

Heidegger H, H Heidegger, Stefan De Wachter, S Wächter, Wächter S

Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie · 1990 · vol. 112(12) , pp. 779–84 · PMID:2220172 · W2417356435

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This report presents two cases of hydronephrosis caused by isolated ureteral endometriosis, which presented with atypical symptoms and led to severe diminished function in one kidney.

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Abstract

In this report two cases of hydronephrosis caused by an isolated ureter endometriosis are shown. The symptoms were few and not typical. The function of one kidney was severely diminished.

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endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Obstruction Adult Adult Cicatrix Cicatrix Cicatrix Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Tissue Adhesions Tissue Adhesions Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Neoplasms

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Cited by (1)

Ureteric and pulmonary endometriosis 2001

Cited by (1)

Ureteric and pulmonary endometriosis 2001

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