Ureteral substitution using appendix for a ureteral defect caused by a retroperitoneal rhabdomyosarcoma in a child.
A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed with a recurrent embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the retroperitoneum. After resection of the mass, direct end-to-end anastomosis of the ureter was not possible owing to the length of the resected segment. Accordingly, we performed ureteral substitution by using the appendix to repair the ureteral defect.
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byung Il
BI
Yoon
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chan Gyu
CG
Hong
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seol
S
Kim
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
U-Syn
US
Ha
Department Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Hee
JH
Chung
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sae Woong
SW
Kim
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong-Hyun
YH
Cho
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Wan
DW
Sohn
Appendix; Substitution; Ureter