Ureteral obstruction secondary to Crohn's disease: A need for ureterolysis?

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 139; no. 1; pp. 95 - 98
• Main Authors: Siminovitch, Jeffrey M.P., Fazio, Victor W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 1980
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Crohn Disease - complications; Crohn Disease - surgery; Female; Humans; Hydronephrosis - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Nephrectomy; Radiography; Ureteral Obstruction - diagnostic imaging; Ureteral Obstruction - surgery; Urinary Diversion

A review of 2,368 patients with Crohn's disease identified 45 patients with hydroureteronephrosis treated with various medical and surgical regimens. Twenty-six of 30 patients undergoing both pre- and post-treatment intravenous pyelography showed resolution of the obstructed ureter, even though...