[Distal stenosis of the ureter due to extrinsic endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman].
BACKGROUND
Endometriosis in postmenopausal women is rare, especially in the urinary tract. Only a few cases have been described.


METHODS
A postmenopausal woman presented with left-sided ureteric obstruction. Intraoperatively an extrinsic endometriosis was found. In contrast to other cases, the patient had no history of endometriosis or estrogen therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
This rare disease should also be considered in female patients in non-reproductive age with symptoms of unclear hydronephrosis.
Beuke
M
M
Urologisches Zentrum Hamburg, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hamburg-Harburg. mbeuke@yahoo.com
Dahlem
R
R
Fisch
M
M
D003559:Cystostomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014519:Ureterostomy