Urol. praxi. 2024;25(3):162-166 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2024.063

Urinary tract endometriosis

MUDr. Michal Buchta1, MUDr. Oldřich Matys1, MUDr. Martin Němec2
1 Urologické oddělení, Nemocnice ve Frýdku-Místku
2 Gynekologicko-porodnické oddělení, Nemocnice ve Frýdku-Místku

The authors present two case reports of patients with endometriosis of the bladder and ureter who underwent examination and operative treatment at the given department. The case reports describe possible diagnostic uncertainity and the necessity of complex interdisciplinary approach, especially in advanced disease. In this article, the authors further describe the issue of endometriosis of the urinary tract as a diagnostic unit that a urologist may encounter in his practice.

Keywords: diagnostics, bladder endometriosis, ureteric endometriosis, symptoms, therapy.

Accepted: October 1, 2024; Published: November 14, 2024  Show citation

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Buchta M, Matys O, Němec M. Urinary tract endometriosis. Urol. praxi. 2024;25(3):162-166. doi: 10.36290/uro.2024.063.
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