title: [Ureteroplasty using the appendix: apropos of a case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanco Díez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alvarez Castelo
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suárez Pascual
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández Rosado
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez Rodríguez Losada
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Gómez
authors.forename: Marcelino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Martín
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003841:Deoxycytidine; D017239:Paclitaxel; D000093542:Gemcitabine