Severe ureteral endometriosis: frequency and risk factors

Diego Raimondo, Mohamed Mabrouk, Letizia Zannoni, Alessandro Arena, Margherita Zanello, A. Benfenati, Arianna Benfenati, Elisa Moro, Roberto Paradisi, Renato Seracchioli
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2017 · vol. 38(2) , pp. 257–260 · doi:10.1080/01443615.2017.1349083 · PMID:28969477 · W2762877017
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This study found ureteral compression in 60.5% of women with ureteral endometriosis, associating it with parametrial endometriosis and lower BMI.

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Ureteral endometriosis (UE) can be classified as severe when there is obstruction to urinary flow (ureteral compression (UC)). In this retrospective study on 205 patients, we evaluated intraoperatively the frequency of severe ureteral endometriosis (UE) in women with UE and, secondarily, risk factors associated with UC. We documented intraoperatively ureteral UC in 124 (60.5%) patients with UE. A significantly lower body mass index (BMI) was observed in women with UC than in women without UC (p = .02). A significant association was found between UC and parametrial endometriosis (p = .001). In multivariable analysis, these variables remained significantly associated with UC. Ureteral compression is common in patients with UE, especially in women with parametrial infiltration and a low BMI.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Ureteral Obstruction Adult Body Mass Index Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Multivariate Analysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography Ureter Ureter Ureteral Obstruction Ureteral Obstruction

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