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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 375-377 |
Inflammatory stricture of the right ureter following perforated appendicitis: The first Indian report
Janavikula Sankaran Rajkumar, Deepa Ganesh, Anirudh Rajkumar
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Life Line Rigid Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Deepa Ganesh
Lifeline Hospital - 47/3, New Avadi Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.181324
Perforated appendicitis leading to inflammatory stricture of the right ureter is a rarity. We present this fairly uncommon case of a patient who developed a stricture of the right ureter secondary to an ongoing inflammatory process in the peritoneum and retroperitoneum. A perforated appendicitis was operated upon, and on follow-up the mild hydronephrosis had worsened. Stenting of the right ureter completely solved the problem.
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