title: Ureteral obstruction due to primary localized amyloidosis.
abstract: Localized amyloidosis of the ureter is a rare condition. There are only 27 cases reported. Because of the difficulty in differentiating between localized amyloidosis or other benign conditions and a malignant tumor many cases have led to nephroureterectomy. We report a case of a middle aged woman who had an almost complete obstruction of the right ureter caused by amyloidosis. Biopsies were taken via a ureteroscope prior to exploration of the ureter enabling the patient to be treated with local excision and ureteroneocystostomy instead of nephroureterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Surgery, Länssjukhuset, Halmstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Callaghan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Asklin
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*