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[Ureteroplasty using the appendix: apropos of a case]
Antonio Blanco Díez1, Luis Alvarez Castelo, Germán Suárez Pascual
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, España.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|August 15, 2002
Abstract
Objective:
To report a case of ureteroplasty using the vermiform appendix.
Methods:
Herein we describe a patient who underwent partial resection of the ureter due to a neoplasm. The ureteral defect was repaired using the vermiform appendix. The surgical technique and the results achieved are presented and the literature is briefly reviewed.
Results/Conclusions:
The few cases reported in the literature and the case described herein show the utility of the vermiform appendix for ureteral substitution in specific cases where this procedure is indicated.