title: [Ureteral stenosis caused by systemic sclerosis?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of ureteral stenosis arising from a rare cause.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 77-year-old female with ureteral stenosis and clinical symptoms compatible with systemic sclerosis is described. Chronic inflammatory changes compatible with systemic sclerosis were found in the stenotic ureter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ureteral stenosis could be a symptom of connective tissue disease and medical treatment should be considered in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Policlínico Vigo S.A. (POVISA), España.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fernández García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Fuente Buceta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gómez Rodríguez
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Zungri Telo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017675:CREST Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D014513:Ureter / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Estenosis ureteral producida por esclerosis sistémica?