[Ureteroplasty using the appendix: apropos of a case].
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of ureteroplasty using the vermiform appendix.


METHODS
Herein we describe a patient who underwent partial resection of the ureter due to a neoplasm. The ureteral defect was repaired using the vermiform appendix. The surgical technique and the results achieved are presented and the literature is briefly reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
The few cases reported in the literature and the case described herein show the utility of the vermiform appendix for ureteral substitution in specific cases where this procedure is indicated.
Blanco Díez
Antonio
A
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, España.
Alvarez Castelo
Luis
L
Suárez Pascual
Germán
G
Fernández Rosado
Enrique
E
Sánchez Rodríguez Losada
Javier
J
Rodríguez Gómez
Ignacio
I
González Martín
Marcelino
M
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001065:Appendix / Q000637:transplantation*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015653:Cystectomy; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011468:Prostatectomy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000093542:Gemcitabine
D003841:Deoxycytidine; D017239:Paclitaxel; D000093542:Gemcitabine