Bleeding Ureter: Endometriosis Mascarading as a Ureteral Malignancy - A Case Report
Published: October 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4964
S.M.L. Prakash Babu, Puvvada Sandeep, Amey Pathade, H.K. Nagaraj
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, New BEL Road, Bangalore, India.
2. Post Graduate, Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, New BEL Road, Bangalore, India.
3. Post Graduate, Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, New BEL Road, Bangalore, India.
4. Professor, Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, MSRIT Post, New BEL Road, Bangalore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. S.M.L. Prakash Babu,
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital,
Msrit Post, New Bel Road, Bangalore-560054, India.
Phone : 9945311618, E-mail :drnehaprakash@gmail.com
Ureteral endometriosis is a serious localization of disease burden that can lead to urinary tract obstruction, with subsequent hydroureter, hydronephrosis, and potential kidney loss. As the diagnosis is elusive, a heavy clinical suspicion is necessary. Surgical technique to treatment varies, but the goal is to salvage renal function and decrease disease burden. Here, we are presenting a rare case of bleeding ureter in a young lady who had endometriosis of the ureter.
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