Idiopathic ureteral strictures without evidence of malignancy.
Benign strictures of the ureter without known antecedent cause are rare. In the absence of prior instrumentation, infection, radiotherapy, or ureteral calculi, strictures intrinsic to the ureter are usually of malignant origin. We describe two recent cases of idiopathic ureteral strictures without evidence of malignancy.
Bhatta Dhar
Nivedita
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Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Angermeier
Kenneth W
KW
Streem
Stevan B
SB
Klein
Eric A
EA
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery