[Current diagnosis of upper urinary tract obstructions (UUTO) of gynecologic origin]

Upper urinary tract obstructions represent a problem faced by urological specialists for many decades. Regardless of the updated methods of diagnosing and management, as well as the attempts at early detection of neoplastic diseases and their complications, there is a permanent tendency of the morbidity rate of carcinoma of the uterine neck and body to increase. What is more, age stratified morbidity most frequently demonstrates involvement of women in the 40-49 years age group. In the daily routine urological practice cases presenting UUTO are by no means rare, and not infrequently urologists confront a queer challenge necessitating to make exact diagnosis in opportune time. It is the purpose of the study to present a summed up assessment of the diagnostic methods most frequently used.