[Ureteral endometriosis. Case report].
OBJECTIVE
Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity which may produce urinary tract obstruction with subsequent loss of renal function if treatment is not undertaken early due to its asymptomatic but locally aggressive course.


RESULTS
We report one case of intrinsic ureteral endometriosis with unilateral renal failure (renal atrophy) and unresectable periureteral fibroinflammatory thickening involving vascular or visceral structures.


CONCLUSIONS
We emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic importance of a high degree of clinical suspicion about this entity, mainly in patients with history of genital endometriosis.
Torres Gómez
Francisco Javier
FJ
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. javiertorresgomez@yahoo.es
Vázquez Ramírez
Francisco José
FJ
Torres Olivera
Francisco Javier
FJ
D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*