title: Successful endovascular treatment using a covered stent for artery-ureteral fistula after surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Artery-ureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare condition but there is an increase in the number of reported cases. It is frequently difficult to treat. A 63-year-old male who had undergone a Dacron Y-graft placement for an infrarenal aortic aneurysm 3 years earlier, presented with hematuria. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a fistula located between the right common iliac artery and the right ureter at graft anastomosis. Endovascular treatment using a covered stent was performed successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-chou, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-chou, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1 Imaizumihokubu-chou, Toyama, Toyama 939-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Motoi
keywords: Artery–ureteral fistula; covered stent; endovascular treatment; ureteral obstruction