Laparoscopic repair of sciatic ureteral hernia: A case report

Dragan Grbić; Alexander Cantrell; Sasa Vojinov; Dimitrije Jeremić; Miloš Maletin; Aleksandar Grbić

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101957

Laparoscopic repair of sciatic ureteral hernia: A case report

Urol Case Rep. 2021 Nov 30:40:101957. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101957. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Dragan Grbić¹, Alexander Cantrell², Sasa Vojinov^{1

3}, Dimitrije Jeremić^{1

3}, Miloš Maletin^{1

3}, Aleksandar Grbić³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Hajduk Veljkova 11, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia.
² Department of Urology, Veterans Administration at Mather, California, USA.
³ University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Abstract

We present a rare case of sciatic ureteral herniation with consecutive renal unit obstruction. 72 year old woman presented with gross hematuria associated with unilateral hydronephrosis. During work up IVP and MRI were performed, and the diagnosis of sciatic ureteral hernia was established. Condition was resolved by laparoscopic hernia repair.

Keywords: Gross hematuria; Hydronephrosis; Laparoscopy; Sciatic ureteral hernia.

Publication types

Case Reports