Laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch for infiltrative ureteral endometriosis.
OBJECTIVE
To report the technique and outcome of a laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch used for the treatment of infiltrative ureteral endometriosis.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A tertiary care center.


METHODS
A 36-year-old woman with infiltrative endometriosis of the ureter.


METHODS
A laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch.


METHODS
The return of normal ureteral function as measured by IV pyelography and ultrasonography.


RESULTS
After partial ureteral resection, it was noted that a tension-free anastomosis to the bladder was not possible. Thus, a laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch was performed.


CONCLUSIONS
A vesicopsoas hitch can be performed successfully by laparoscopy.
Nezhat
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA.
Nezhat
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Freiha
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Nezhat
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CR
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012008:Recurrence; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014567:Urography