title: Diagnosis and treatment of arterial-ureteric fistula.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman presented with gross hematuria. She had previously undergone an aortobifemoral bypass that subsequently became infected. The infected graft was removed and replaced with homograft. An arterioureteric fistula was identified with angiography and the patient was treated with an iCast stent graft. Diagnosis of arterioureteric fistula should be suspected in patients with gross hematuria and associated risk factors. We would recommend angiography for diagnosis and simultaneous treatment with a stent graft, although the long-term durability and outcome is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bietz
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: House
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky. Electronic address: edende0@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Endean
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*