SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF IATROGENIC STENOSIS OF THE URETER - A SERIES OF17 CASES

Objective : Assess the surgical treatment of iatrogenic stenosis of th e ureter. Methods : Seventeen cases of iatrogenic stenosis of the uret er operated between 1991 and 1995 were reviewed. There were 10 women a nd 7 men, mean age 52 years with pelvic (n = 12), iliac (n = 4) and lu mbar (n = 1) stenosis. Ten persons had ureterovesicular reimplantation , including 6 with psoic bladder, 2 with homolateral ureteroureterosto my and 5 with ureteroileoplasty. Mean follow-up was 24 months. Results : Treatment was successful in 14 patients. There were 3 failures, 2 re currences with reflux which were treated by reoperation with success. Conclusion: Our results were in agreement with those reported in the l iterature. Classical surgery gives sur results in case of endourologic treatment of iatrogenic stenosis of the ureter.