Complete substitution of the left ureter with vermicular appendix during hemicolectomy for cancer in an adult patient

F Dal Moro; G Terrosu; D Lorenzin; V Cherchi; F Goffo; G Lissandrello; G Ferraioli; C Zaborra; A Risaliti

doi:10.1016/j.purol.2020.03.010

Complete substitution of the left ureter with vermicular appendix during hemicolectomy for cancer in an adult patient

Prog Urol. 2020 Sep;30(10):547-549. doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 May 11.

Authors

F Dal Moro¹, G Terrosu², D Lorenzin², V Cherchi², F Goffo³, G Lissandrello⁴, G Ferraioli³, C Zaborra³, A Risaliti²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Area, Urology - University of Udine, Via Pozzuolo 330, 33100 Udine, Italy; Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Urology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: fabrizio.dalmoro@uniud.it.
² Department of Medical Area, Surgery - University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
³ Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Urology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Department of Imaging, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Udine, Italy.

PMID: 32409238
DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2020.03.010

Abstract

We demonstrated that a complete left ureteral substitution with appendix is a feasible and safe technique. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a successful complete substitution of the left ureter with vermicular appendix in an adult patient reported in the literature.

Keywords: Appendice; Appendix; Replacemente Urétéral; Ureter; Ureteral replacement; Uretère.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
Aged
Appendix / transplantation*
Colectomy*
Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
Colonic Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Ureter / surgery*
Ureteral Neoplasms / pathology
Ureteral Neoplasms / surgery*