[Ureteral obstruction from endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2006 Sep;35(5 Pt 1):500-3. doi: 10.1016/s0368-2315(06)76424-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Endometriosis frequently affects women with genital activity and exceptionally involves the urinary tract, and the ureter in particular. From a case report of a female consulting for renal colic pain related to an intrinsic-type pelvic ureteral endometriosis, we report the difficulty in diagnosing this pseudotumoral obstruction and finding therapeutic options with a review of the literature. Ureteral endometriosis is marked by non-specific symptoms liable to delay preoperative diagnosis with a risk of deterioration of renal function due to the obstruction. Regarding the therapeutic approach, the surgical treatment associated or not with GNRH agonists seems best.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Endometriosis / complications*
  • Endometriosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ureteral Obstruction / etiology*
  • Ureteral Obstruction / surgery