title: Laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy and vesicopsoas hitch for infiltrative ureteral endometriosis.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic treatment of distal infiltrative ureteral endometriosis with segmental ureteral resection, ureteroneocystostomy, and vesicopsoas hitch. We performed a retrospective analysis of perioperative data and looked at follow-up outcomes of patients with deep endometriosis with ureteral involvement treated by laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch. Six patients were treated for left ureteral endometriosis in the study period. Four of those were diagnosed during previous laparoscopies. A ureteroneocystostomy (Lich-Gregoir reimplantation procedure) with vesicopsoas hitch was fashioned laparoscopically in all cases, and a double-J stent was applied intraoperatively. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications and no cases of extravasation of contrast at cystogram one week after surgery. The median follow-up time was 38 months (range 12-56). All patients had normal renal ultrasound or intravenous pyelogram results at one year follow-up. This study confirmed that laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy and vesicopsoas hitch is a safe and effective option in the management of distal ureteral endometriosis. In view of the small size of this series, multicenter studies are needed to confirm these conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Camillo Hospital, Via Giovanelli 19, Trento, Italy.
authors.forename: Guglielmo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Azioni
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bracale
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capobianco
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Giusto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pignata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*