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Deep infiltrating ureteral endometriosis with catamenial hydroureteronephrosis: a case report

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Deep infiltrating ureteral endometriosis with catamenial hydroureteronephrosis: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13256-017-1518-6
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Hyun Jung Lee, Yoon Soon Lee

Abstract

This aim of this case report is to raise awareness of ureteral endometriosis in women of reproductive age with hydronephrosis in the absence of urolithiasis to enable early diagnosis and prevent loss of renal function. A 44-year-old Asian woman presented with a 4-year history of cyclic right flank pain and right hydronephrosis during menstruation. Despite several evaluations by physicians, including gynecologists, the cause of her symptoms was not diagnosed. On transvaginal ultrasonography, the uterus was observed deviated to the right, with a nodular lesion at the right uterosacral ligament, and the right ovary was attached to the uterus with no apparent cystic lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass in the right uterine wall and mild wall thickening with delayed enhancement of the right distal ureter. Right ureteral endometriosis was suspected. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed narrowing of the distal right ureter between the right uterosacral ligament and the right ovary with adhesions caused by deep infiltrating endometriosis. The adhesion bands and infiltrating endometriosis around the right ureter were dissected. The nonspecific symptoms of ureteral endometriosis can result in incorrect diagnosis, with renal damage as a result of prolonged hydronephrosis. A high index of suspicion and use of imaging modalities enable earlier diagnosis and preservation of renal function.

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Unknown 27 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 3 11%
Student > Bachelor 3 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 7%
Other 5 19%
Unknown 9 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 15%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Psychology 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 10 37%
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