title: [Ureteral replacement with appendix].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The scant references in the literature on the use of the appendix in ureteral substitution prompted us to describe the present case in whom this technique was utilized.
  
  
  METHODS
  The surgical technique of appendiceal interposition to repair a defect approximately 10 cm long in the right ureter is described. Following excision of a mass arising from the adnexa that entrapped the ureter at the level of the pelvis, the defect was repaired with the appendix.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At two years follow-up, the patient is well and right excretory system function is normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ureteral repair with the appendix is simple and easy to perform. However, the indications for appendiceal interposition are more limited than those of the classical surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Militar del Rey, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valero Puerta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henriquez Blanco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiménez García
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alonso Pombar
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Martínez de la Riva
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*