[Ureteral complications of retroperitoneal prosthetic vascular surgery].
OBJECTIVE
Ureteral obstruction following retroperitoneal vascular by-pass has rarely been reported in the international world literature (only 169 cases). That's why we present three new cases to contribute at best knowledge of this iatrogenic disease.


METHODS
Our cases were diagnosed by symptoms (number 2 and 3) and incidentally (number 1). The case 3 is exceptional because only 6 cases were previously described.


RESULTS
Three different treatments were applied in our cases. The urinary fistula resulted into nephrectomy and the others were treated by endourological and reconstructive methods. We noted that the added comorbidity factors in all these cases make the pronogstic hazardous.
Ballesteros Sampol
J J
JJ
Servicios de Urología y Cirugía Vascular, Hospital de la Esperanza, Barcelona.
Vidal Barraquer
F
F
Guzmán Fernández
A
A
Pares Puntas
M E
ME
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*