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We report two successfully treated cases of ureteral endometriosis. Case 1 is in a 47-year-old female who had a past history of simple hysterectomy and right oophorectomy. Pathological diagnosis was myoma uteri and pelvic endometriosis. Two months later, she visited our clinic for right flank pain. Excretory urogram and retrograde pyelogram revealed right hydroureteronephrosis and stricture of the right lower ureter. The diagnosis of ureteral endometriosis was made from the past history and clinical features. Danazol therapy started with a daily dose of 400 mg. Sixteen days later, excretory urogram demonstrated complete resolution of the right hydronephrosis. An intravenous pyelography about 1 year after the danazol therapy has indicated no recurrence. Case 2 is in a 35-year-old female who visited our clinic for right lumbar pain. Excretory urogram and retrograde pyelogram revealed right hydroureteronephrosis and stricture of the right lower ureter. Right ureterocystoneostomy was performed unsuccessfully resulting in endoscopic dilation. Right lower ureter was buried in the dense fibrous tissue approximately 5 cm below the crossing with iliac vessels. The area of obstruction was removed. Histologically, endometriosis was diagnosed. Twenty nine cases of ureteral endometriosis including our two cases were collected from the Japanese literatures and reviewed with respect to the clinical features and treatment.
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PMID:[Two cases of ureteral endometriosis]. 266 Apr 99

A case of right ureteral stricture due to endometriosis in the pouch of Douglas was presented. A 46-year-old housewife was referred to our clinic with asymptomatic macroscopic hematuria on August 22, 1985. Intravenous pyelography (IVP) and abdominal computed tomographic scanning revealed right hydronephrosis and retrograde pyelography showed that ureteral stenosis existed at the lower portion of the right ureter. Right stenotic ureter was removed in 5 cm and ureterovesiconeostomy with psoas hitch method was performed following hysterectomy, left adenexotomy, right salpingectomy on November 28, 1985. Pathological specimen of the ureter revealed that endometriosis existed around the ureteral mucosa. Medication with Danazol was started from the third operative day. Two months later, IVP revealed decreasing right hydronephrosis and she was quite healthy without complaints.
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PMID:[A case of right ureteral stricture due to endometriosis in the pouch of Douglas]. 280 14

We report 2 successfully treated cases of unilateral obstruction owing to endometriosis. Treatment consisted of danazol alone in 1 case and surgical freeing of the obstructed ureter in the other. Danazol alone can reverse completely ureteral obstruction caused by endometriosis but if secondary fibrosis has occurred surgical treatment may be necessary. This is the first case reported of complete resolution of unilateral ureteral obstruction owing to endometriosis using danazol therapy alone.
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PMID:The use of danazol for ureteral obstruction caused by endometriosis. 746 67