title: Appendix interposition of the ureter.
abstract: Under specific circumstances the appendix vermiformis may be an appropriate organ for plastic repair of a large ureteral defect. We report a situation in which all of the criteria were met and in which a long ureteral defect was bridged successfully with the appendix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juma
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nickel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery