Medical & Surgical Urology
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Richard A Santucci

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• Case Report
  U-shaped Bilateral Ileal Ureter Substitution for Failed Conservative Management of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: A Case Report
  Author(s): Mang L Chen, Adam W Ylitalo and Richard A Santucci Mang L Chen, Adam W Ylitalo and Richard A Santucci
  
  Introduction: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) can cause bilateral chronic obstruction of the ureters. Definitive surgical management includes ureterolysis with omental wrapping or ileal ureter substitution. We present a case of bilateral ureteral obstruction from RPF in a patient with a large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) managed with bilateral ileal ureter substitution in the U-configuration. Case presentation: A 65-year-old man had medically refractory RPF with bilateral ureteral obstruction that failed ureteral stenting. He required bilateral nephrostomy tubes. Initially bilateral ureterolysis was considered, but given his large AAA and the proximity of the ureters to the aneurysm, ileal substitution was recommended. We attempted a “7” shaped configuration at first, but the natural lie of the ileal segment led us to perform a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9857.1000116

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