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Archivos Españoles de Urología (Ed. impresa)
Print version ISSN 0004-0614
Abstract
CALVO PULIDO, J. et al. Obstructive uropathy secondary to vesico-ureteral endometriosis: Clinical radiologic and pathologic features. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2009, vol.62, n.8, pp.653-656. ISSN 0004-0614.
Objectives: To report the case of a 37 year-old woman suffering from endometriosis of the urinary tract, that presented with lumbar and pelvic pain associated to cyclic recurrent haematuria. Methods: Following history, physical examination, abdomino-pelvic ultrasound (USS), CT scan and cystoscopy with biopsies, surgical treatment was indicated Results: Imaging (USS-CT) revealed a protrusion of the left bladder hemi-trigone with a nodular, irregular thickening and ipsilateral grade II-III/IV uretero-hydronefrosis. Cistoscopy confirmed a swollen and oedematous lesion in left hemi-trigone that seemed extrinsic in origin. With the clinical diagnosis of a possible neoplasia of gynaecological origin, the patient underwent surgical treatment consisting in radical hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy, partial cystectomy and left ureteroneocystostomy. Conclusions: The frequency of endometriosis in the urinary tract is relatively low and therefore, endometriosis presenting with ureteral obstruction (uretero-hydronephrosis) has been rarely reported in the literature and should be part of the differential diagnosis in young women, especially if symptoms are cyclic. The treatment is surgery and the final diagnosis by pathology report.
Keywords : Endometriosis; Bladder; Ureter; CT scan; Ultrasound.