Ureteral endometriosis and coexistent urethral leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman



Título del documento: Ureteral endometriosis and coexistent urethral leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman
Revista: International braz j urol
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000296581
ISSN: 1677-5538
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, Carolina del Norte. Estados Unidos de América
2Mayo Clinic Foundation, Department of Urology, Jacksonville, Florida. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Periodo: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 30
Número: 6
Paginación: 496-498
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés We report the case of a postmenopausal woman with a synchronous obstructing intrinsic endometrioma of the left ureter and a coexistent periurethral leiomyoma. Endometriosis in postmenopausal women is a rare clinical entity usually associated with exogenous estrogen use. Urethral leiomyomas are also rare, with only 40 cases reported in the literature. Ovarian hormones are believed to influence the growth of leiomyomas. We report the genitourinary presentation of 2 separate disease entities with known hormonal influence in a postmenopausal woman receiving estrogen replacement therapy. We believe the patient's hormonal milieu affected the development of her concurrent pathology
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Cirugía,
Ureteros,
Uretra,
Leiomioma,
Endometriosis
Keyword: Medicine,
Surgery,
Ureters,
Urethra,
Leiomyoma,
Endometriosis
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