title: [Intrinsic endometriosis of the ureter. Clinical case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Urologica Ospedali Civili, Genova, Sampierdarena.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gastaldi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maria
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sepich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caviglione
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mennini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iacoviello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anselmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiaro
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Traverso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Endometriosi intrinseca dell'uretere. Caso clinico.