title: Communication between the ureter and an aortic aneurysm sac after an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: Fistulae between the vasculature and the ureter are rare. We describe a communication between the ureter and the sac of an aortic aneurysm following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutikov
authors.forename: Keith N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Van Arsdalen
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Victor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Ferlise
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Parvati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*