title: Vein patch grafting for repair of short ureteric strictures.
abstract: The generally accepted treatment for short and medium-length strictures of the ureter has been to split the stricture and splint the ureter for a month or more. A new method is here described in which the ureteric stricture is split and the opening is covered with a vein patch-graft. The length of hospital stay is considerably reduced by this operation. Four successfully treated cases with follow-up periods of six months to ten years are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*