[Management of endometriosis of the urinary tract]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2006 Apr;34(4):347-52. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2006.02.014. Epub 2006 Apr 3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Endometriosis of the urinary tract (bladder and/or ureter) is rare and concerns 1-2% of cases of endometriosis. Surgical management is usually mandatory. Rate of peri operative morbidity is low. There is a risk of functional (dysuria, chronic hypogastric pains, imperiosity) and anatomical recurrences (0-15 and 0-10% respectively). Surgical treatment of bladder and/or ureteral endometriosis requires informed consent of patients and multidisciplinary management.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cystectomy
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis
  • Endometriosis / physiopathology
  • Endometriosis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Ureteral Diseases / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Diseases / physiopathology
  • Ureteral Diseases / therapy*
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / physiopathology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / therapy*
  • Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena
  • Urography
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures