Ureteral Substitution Using Appendix for a Ureteral Defect Caused by a Retroperitoneal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child.

Author: Byung Il YOON ¹ ; Chan Gyu HONG ; Seol KIM ; U Syn HA ; Jae Hee CHUNG ; Sae Woong KIM ; Yong Hyun CHO ; Dong Wan SOHN
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1. Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. uroking@naver.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Appendix; Substitution; Ureter
MeSH: Appendix*; Child*; Humans; Male; Rhabdomyosarcoma*; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal; Ureter*
From:Korean Journal of Urology 2014;55(1):77-79
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed with a recurrent embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the retroperitoneum. After resection of the mass, direct end-to-end anastomosis of the ureter was not possible owing to the length of the resected segment. Accordingly, we performed ureteral substitution by using the appendix to repair the ureteral defect.