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Silent Loss of Kidney Seconary to Ureteral Endometriosis

BACKGROUND: Ureteral endometriosis is a serious localization of disease burden that can lead to urinary tract obstruction, with subsequent hydroureter, hydronephrosis, and potential kidney loss. Diagnosis is elusive and relies heavily on clinical suspicion as ureteral endometriosis can occur with bo...

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Autores principales: Nezhat, Camran, Paka, Chandhana, Gomaa, Mona, Schipper, Erica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318072
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680812X13462882736213
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author Nezhat, Camran
Paka, Chandhana
Gomaa, Mona
Schipper, Erica
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description BACKGROUND: Ureteral endometriosis is a serious localization of disease burden that can lead to urinary tract obstruction, with subsequent hydroureter, hydronephrosis, and potential kidney loss. Diagnosis is elusive and relies heavily on clinical suspicion as ureteral endometriosis can occur with both minimal and extensive disease. Surgical technique to treatment varies, but the goal is to salvage renal function and decrease disease burden. CASE DESCRIPTIONS: We describe 3 cases in which there was documentation of renal atrophy and function loss with subsequent workup and surgical intervention. RESULTS: The cases illustrate varying surgical approaches tailored to localization of ureteral endometriosis. All cases were carried out laparoscopically. CONCLUSION: Ureteral endometriosis, albeit rare, can be complicated by potential loss of renal function. Clinical suspicion and preoperative assessment may help with diagnosis and allows for a multidisciplinary preconsultation. Laparoscopic surgical approach is based on extent of disease and localization and can be carried out successfully in the hands of a highly experienced laparoscopic surgeon.
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spelling pubmed-35358072013-01-08 Silent Loss of Kidney Seconary to Ureteral Endometriosis Nezhat, Camran Paka, Chandhana Gomaa, Mona Schipper, Erica JSLS Scientific Papers BACKGROUND: Ureteral endometriosis is a serious localization of disease burden that can lead to urinary tract obstruction, with subsequent hydroureter, hydronephrosis, and potential kidney loss. Diagnosis is elusive and relies heavily on clinical suspicion as ureteral endometriosis can occur with both minimal and extensive disease. Surgical technique to treatment varies, but the goal is to salvage renal function and decrease disease burden. CASE DESCRIPTIONS: We describe 3 cases in which there was documentation of renal atrophy and function loss with subsequent workup and surgical intervention. RESULTS: The cases illustrate varying surgical approaches tailored to localization of ureteral endometriosis. All cases were carried out laparoscopically. CONCLUSION: Ureteral endometriosis, albeit rare, can be complicated by potential loss of renal function. Clinical suspicion and preoperative assessment may help with diagnosis and allows for a multidisciplinary preconsultation. Laparoscopic surgical approach is based on extent of disease and localization and can be carried out successfully in the hands of a highly experienced laparoscopic surgeon. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3535807/ /pubmed/23318072 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680812X13462882736213 Text en © 2012 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way.
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title_short Silent Loss of Kidney Seconary to Ureteral Endometriosis
title_sort silent loss of kidney seconary to ureteral endometriosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318072
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680812X13462882736213
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