Appendix Interposition of the Ureter
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 144 (1) , 130-131
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39390-4
Abstract
Under specific circumstances the appendix vermiformis may be an appropriate organ for plastic repair of a large ureteral defect. We report a situation in which all of the criteria were met and in which a long ureteral defect was bridged successfully with the appendix.Keywords
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