title: [Ureteral endometriosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Ureteral involvement due to endometriosis is uncommon. Its silent onset and the progression of ureteral obstruction, if undiagnosed, can lead to the loss of the renal unit. The present case is described to underscore the importance of early diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report on a patient with obstructive uropathy secondary to intrinsic ureteric endometriosis that had undergone nephrectomy due to parenchymal destruction. One year following resection of the endovesical portion, recurrence in the ureteral stump was observed. The clinical features, the diagnostic and clinical aspects are briefly discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although ureteric involvement is uncommon, renal function of patients with pelvic endometriosis must be followed closely by analyses, ultrasound and/or intravenous urography for early detection of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de Galdacano, Vizcaya, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira Arias
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Maraña Fernández
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escobal Tamayo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prieto Ugidos
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aurtenetxe Goiriena
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zabalza Estévez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernuy Malfaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Endometriosis del uréter.