Ureteroenteric fistula after retrograde balloon dilatation of ureteral stricture.
Advances in endourology have made transluminal balloon dilatation a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of ureteral strictures. Bilateral ureteral stricture was treated with retrograde balloon dilatation and ureteral stenting in a 59-year-old-woman. The patient had previously undergone abdominoperineal resection and adjuvant radiotherapy due to rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, unilateral ureteroenteric fistula was detected on follow-up retrograde ureteropyelography. To our knowledge, this is the first case of ureteroenteric fistula after balloon dilatation for ureteral stricture in a patient with predisposing factors for compromised vascularity of the ureter.
Oh
Seung-June
SJ
Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong
Byong-Chang
BC
Kim
Hyeon Hoe
HH
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*