title: Appendiceal abscess revealed by ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis.
abstract: Acute appendicitis presenting with ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis is very rare. Here, we report the case of a patient who had complicated acute appendicitis with perforation and abscess resulting in right pyeloureteral dilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Poissy, France.
authors.forename: Toufic J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ata
authors.forename: Elie K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chouillard
authors.forename: Aminata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Leon J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Maggiori
authors.forename: Yves L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ville
authors.forename: Arnaud L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fauconnier
authors.forename: Abe L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*