title: Ureteral obstruction secondary to sigmoid diverticulitis.
abstract: A case of ureteral obstruction secondary to diverticulitis is described. The patient had a 2-month history of lower left quadrant pain before an operation. As an intravenous pyelogram showed persistent hydronephrosis, an operation was performed. At the operation, a fibrotic mass which encased the left ureter and sigmoid colon was found. Ureterolysis and segmental sigmoidectomy were carried out. The pathological specimen showed two diverticula and subserosal cicatrization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onmura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Irisawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D014567:Urography