PURPOSE Despite the routine use of helical CT in diagnosis of renal colic, there are recent concerns regarding the radiation exposure, overuse and costs. We attempted in this retrospective study to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (gray-scale and color Doppler with twinkling), KUB and urinalysis in diagnosis of renal colic due to ureteral calculi presented in Emergency Room. MATERIALS AND ...

Ureteral-iliac artery fistula (UIAF) is a rare life threatening cause of hematuria. The increasing frequency is attributed to increasing use of ureteral stents. A 68-year-old female presented with gross hematuria. She had prior low anterior resection for rectal cancer and a retained ureteral stent. CT abdomen and pelvis showed a large recurrent pelvic mass and a retained stent. The patient unde...

INTRODUCTION Although encrusted stents may lead to some unwanted complications including urinary tract obstruction, urinary sepsis, and potential loss of kidney function, there is currently no consensus on the most efficient method for managing stents that are intentionally left in situ. This is the first report describing the management of an encrusted stent using combined endoscopic surgery i...

Objective: To assess the feasibility and outcome of laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation. Material and Methods: Five laparoscopic ureteral reimplantations were performed between June 2011 and December 2012 for ureteral strictures. The mean age was 45 years three patients had unilateral lower ureteric stricture, 2 patients had bilateral lower ureteric strictures. The etiology of stricture format...

Primary ureteral fibroepithelial polyps (UFPs) are rare benign tumors of mesodermal origin. The majority UFPs are observed in the proximal part of the ureter and most commonly on the left side. The mean diameter of UFP is reported to be <5 cm. We herein present a rare case of a long primary ureteral polyp originating from the lower ureter in a 53-year-old woman. Following computed tomography, m...

Purpose: To review incidence, presentation, diagnostic methods, management, significance and avoidance of ureteral injuries in gynecologic laparoscopy. Materials and methods: PubMed, National Center for Biotechnology Information Database, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, obstetrics and gynecology journal, google images were reviewed to gather information regarding ureteral i...

abstract background: the optimal therapy of acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis is still a matter of debate. the purpose of our study was to evaluate the late results of iliofemoral thrombectomy with regard to the prevention of the development of a post thrombotic syndrome (pts). methods: during 2000-2003, 18 patients underwent transfemoral venous thrombectomy for acute iliofemoral venous throm...

Ureteral duplication is a comparatively frequent urinary tract anomaly. Ureteral triplication is rare, but quadruplication is extremely rare. In this study, we describe a case of ureteral quintuplication, the first such report in the English-language literature. A newborn female baby was diagnosed with left ureteral quintuplication. The left ureter was divided into 5 ureters with 5 renal pelvis...

Spontaneous ureteric rupture (SUR) is an unusual entity associated with perinephric or retroperitoneal extravasation of urine. Patients with SUR are often presented with severe and progressive abdominal or flank pain. It is commonly related to the obstruction of genitourinary system, among which urinary calculi represents the most frequent cause. Prostate cancer with ureteral orifice invasion c...

INTRODUCTION lItrogenic ureteral injuries can occur during various abdominopelvic and retroperitoneal surgical procedures including gynecological, urological, colorectal and vascular. OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to examine the incidence and types of iatrogenic ureteral injuries occurred over the period of 16 years, as well as to evaluate the values of applied diagnostic and therapeutic...