Surgical Management of Ureteral Strictures Arising From Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

J Orchard; Jonathan D Tward; Sara Lenherr; James M Hotaling; William O Brant; Jeremy B Myers

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2016.03.003

Surgical Management of Ureteral Strictures Arising From Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Urol Case Rep. 2016 Mar 28:6:47-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.03.003. eCollection 2016 May.

Authors

J Orchard¹, Jonathan D Tward², Sara Lenherr¹, James M Hotaling¹, William O Brant¹, Jeremy B Myers¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Utah, Department of Surgery, Center for Reconstructive Urology, USA.
² Huntsman Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Abstract

Ureteral strictures arising from radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer are rare. We describe four cases of these ureteral strictures emphasizing pre-operative factors that may have contributed to development of the strictures, their ultimate surgical management, and the patients' short-term outcomes.

Keywords: Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Stricture; Ureter.

Publication types

Case Reports