Total replacement of both ureters by prostheses.
Complete bilateral ureteric replacement by silicone prosthesis is described in a patient suffering from retroperitoneal involvement from prostatic carcinoma. Immediate and long-term results were very satisfactory from a functional and social point of view and encourage consideration of this new surgical procedure in certain forms of ureteric obstruction.
D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D012828:Silicones; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
D012828:Silicones