Ureteral endometriosis and ovarian mucinous cystadenoma presenting with acute pyonephrosis
Background:
Endometriosis is a common disease, but ureteral involvement is rare. Nonspecific clinical presentations of ureteral endometriosis may result in diagnostic difficulty.
Aim:
To discuss the diagnosis and management of such a case.
Methods:
To report a case of ureteral involvement with endometriosis and review the literature.
Results:
The case presented with right lower quadrant pain giving rise to initial diagnostic possibility of acute appendicitis. Subsequent evaluation revealed the diagnosis of right pyonephrosis due to midureteral endometriosis with right ovarian mucinous cystadenoma.
Conclusion:
The diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. The importance of ultrasound in the evaluation of acute abdomen in women can not be overemphasised.
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