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.
Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Nivedita
N
Bhatta Dhar
Kenneth W
KW
Angermeier
Stevan B
SB
Streem
Eric A
EA
Klein
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