Ureteral endometriosis in a female patient presenting with single-kidney anuria.
Endometriosis affecting the urinary tract is very rare. We report on a female patient with a single kidney who presented with anuria due to ureteral endometriosis. Initially a limited ureterectomy with an end-to-end anastomosis was performed. After removing the stent, endometriosis recurred. On reexploration, the terminal ureter was removed and the sound end reimplanted into the urinary bladder. A salpingo-oophorectomy was performed, and danazol 400 mg twice daily was started, with very satisfactory results. Endometriosis on a single acquired ureter causing anuria has, to our knowledge, not been reported previously. The modality of treatment is local excision, oophorectomy, and danazol.
Kyriakidis
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Department of Urology, Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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D000328:Adult; D001002:Anuria / Q000209:etiology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery