[Intrinsic endometriosis of the ureter. Clinical case].

E. Gastaldi, Gastaldi E, M De Maria, De Maria M, C A Sepich, Sepich CA, M Caviglione, Caviglione M, B Mennini, Mennini B, M Iacoviello, Iacoviello M, Matteo Iacoviello, Anselmi L, L Anselmi, Luciano Anselmi, S Chiaro, Chiaro S, G B Traverso, Traverso Gb
Archivio italiano di urologia, nefrologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale dell'Associazione per la ricerca in urologia = Urological, nephrological, and andrological sciences · 1992 · vol. 64(4) , pp. 357–60 · PMID:1462162 · W2414397995
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This paper reports a rare case of intrinsic ureteral endometriosis causing left hydronephrosis, lumbar pain, and septic fever, noting that definitive diagnosis requires histologic examination post-surgery.

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Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the cavity of the uterus. The urinary tract is rarely affected, only 1 to 11%. Bladder is the most frequent urinary localization while the ureteral involvement is rare. We report a case of intrinsic ureteral endometriosis in a woman with left hydronephrosis, lumbar pain and septic fever. Instrumental and laboratory investigations can hardly lead to a reliable diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis. A final diagnosis is feasible only by histologic examination, which obviously implies surgery.

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Endometriosis Ureteral Neoplasms Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Neoplasms Ureteral Neoplasms

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