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Ureteritis

MedGen UID:
21777
•Concept ID:
C0041959
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Inflammation of ureter; ureteritis
SNOMED CT: Inflammation of ureter (111405003); Ureteritis (111405003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021960

Definition

An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the ureter. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ureteritis cystica and pyelitis cystica; a review of cases and roentgenologic criteria.
LOITMAN BS, CHIAT H
Radiology 1957 Mar;68(3):345-51. doi: 10.1148/68.3.345. PMID: 13420392
Use of antispasmodics in treatment of spastic ureteritis.
THACKSTON LP, PRICE NC, RICHARDSON AG
Trans Southeast Sect Am Urol Assoc 1954;(18th Annual Meeting):74-81. PMID: 13267927
Appendicitis or ureteritis (pyelitis)? a problem in differential diagnosis.
CRAVEN LL
Miss Valley Med J 1953 Sep;75(5):134-7. PMID: 13086890

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Beyond ureterolithiasis: gamut of abnormalities affecting the ureter.
Moosavi B, Fasih N, Virmani V, Kielar A
Clin Imaging 2016 Jul-Aug;40(4):678-90. Epub 2016 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.01.003. PMID: 27317212
Incidence of benign results after laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy.
Hong S, Kwon T, You D, Jeong IG, Hong B, Hong JH, Ahn H, Kim CS
JSLS 2014 Oct-Dec;18(4) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00335. PMID: 25408605Free PMC Article
Ureteral replacement and onlay repair with reconfigured intestinal segments.
Ordorica R, Wiegand LR, Webster JC, Lockhart JL
J Urol 2014 May;191(5):1301-6. Epub 2013 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.027. PMID: 24262493
Total bilateral ureteral replacement for stenosing ureteritis in Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
Pfister C, Liard-Zmuda A, Dacher J, Dubois D, Grise P, Mitrofanoff P
Eur Urol 2000 Jul;38(1):96-9. doi: 10.1159/000020259. PMID: 10859449
Two forms of reactive arthritis?
Toivanen P, Toivanen A
Ann Rheum Dis 1999 Dec;58(12):737-41. doi: 10.1136/ard.58.12.737. PMID: 10577958Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Immune-related adverse events with severe pain and ureteral expansion as the main manifestations: a case report of tislelizumab-induced ureteritis/cystitis and review of the literature.
Zhou Q, Qin Z, Yan P, Wang Q, Qu J, Chen Y
Front Immunol 2023;14:1226993. Epub 2023 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1226993. PMID: 37869004Free PMC Article
Immune-related ureteritis and cystitis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: Case report and literature review.
Li J, Yu YF, Qi XW, Du Y, Li CQ
Front Immunol 2022;13:1051577. Epub 2023 Jan 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1051577. PMID: 36685488Free PMC Article
Tuberculous ureteritis.
Lin CS, Chao CM, Lai CC
QJM 2019 May 1;112(5):371-372. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy275. PMID: 30476302
Beyond ureterolithiasis: gamut of abnormalities affecting the ureter.
Moosavi B, Fasih N, Virmani V, Kielar A
Clin Imaging 2016 Jul-Aug;40(4):678-90. Epub 2016 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.01.003. PMID: 27317212
Ureteritis cystica.
Petersen UE, Kvist E, Friis M, Krogh J
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1991;25(1):1-4. doi: 10.3109/00365599109024519. PMID: 2047767

Therapy

Immune-related adverse events with severe pain and ureteral expansion as the main manifestations: a case report of tislelizumab-induced ureteritis/cystitis and review of the literature.
Zhou Q, Qin Z, Yan P, Wang Q, Qu J, Chen Y
Front Immunol 2023;14:1226993. Epub 2023 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1226993. PMID: 37869004Free PMC Article
Immune-related ureteritis and cystitis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: Case report and literature review.
Li J, Yu YF, Qi XW, Du Y, Li CQ
Front Immunol 2022;13:1051577. Epub 2023 Jan 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1051577. PMID: 36685488Free PMC Article
CT and MRI in Urinary Tract Infections: A Spectrum of Different Imaging Findings.
El-Ghar MA, Farg H, Sharaf DE, El-Diasty T
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Jan 1;57(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina57010032. PMID: 33401464Free PMC Article
Stenosing ureteritis in Henoch-Schönlein purpura: report of two cases.
Kasahara K, Uemura O, Nagai T, Yamakawa S, Nakano M, Iwata N
Pediatr Int 2015 Apr;57(2):317-20. doi: 10.1111/ped.12471. PMID: 25868951
Autotransplantation for the management of ketamine ureteritis.
Raison NT, O'Brien T, Game D, Olsburgh J
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Apr 9;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207652. PMID: 25858923Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Immune-related adverse events with severe pain and ureteral expansion as the main manifestations: a case report of tislelizumab-induced ureteritis/cystitis and review of the literature.
Zhou Q, Qin Z, Yan P, Wang Q, Qu J, Chen Y
Front Immunol 2023;14:1226993. Epub 2023 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1226993. PMID: 37869004Free PMC Article
Correlation of procalcitonin and c-reactive protein levels with pathogen distribution and infection localization in urinary tract infections.
Shi J, Zhan ZS, Zheng ZS, Zhu XX, Zhou XY, Zhang SY
Sci Rep 2023 Oct 11;13(1):17164. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44451-6. PMID: 37821527Free PMC Article
Stenosing ureteritis in Henoch-Schönlein purpura: report of two cases.
Kasahara K, Uemura O, Nagai T, Yamakawa S, Nakano M, Iwata N
Pediatr Int 2015 Apr;57(2):317-20. doi: 10.1111/ped.12471. PMID: 25868951
Lupus enteritis: clinical characteristics and predictive factors for recurrence.
Koo BS, Hong S, Kim YJ, Kim YG, Lee CK, Yoo B
Lupus 2015 May;24(6):628-32. Epub 2014 Nov 12 doi: 10.1177/0961203314558858. PMID: 25391541
Incidence of benign results after laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy.
Hong S, Kwon T, You D, Jeong IG, Hong B, Hong JH, Ahn H, Kim CS
JSLS 2014 Oct-Dec;18(4) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00335. PMID: 25408605Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Xanthogranulomatous Ureteritis: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Bladder Cancer.
Nova-Camacho LM, Val-Carreres Castellote A, Villafruela Mateos A
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Feb;32(1):182-186. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1177/10668969231169049. PMID: 37143305
Correlation of procalcitonin and c-reactive protein levels with pathogen distribution and infection localization in urinary tract infections.
Shi J, Zhan ZS, Zheng ZS, Zhu XX, Zhou XY, Zhang SY
Sci Rep 2023 Oct 11;13(1):17164. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44451-6. PMID: 37821527Free PMC Article
Lupus enteritis: clinical characteristics and predictive factors for recurrence.
Koo BS, Hong S, Kim YJ, Kim YG, Lee CK, Yoo B
Lupus 2015 May;24(6):628-32. Epub 2014 Nov 12 doi: 10.1177/0961203314558858. PMID: 25391541
Molecular pathology of murine ureteritis causing obstructive uropathy with hydronephrosis.
Ichii O, Otsuka S, Namiki Y, Hashimoto Y, Kon Y
PLoS One 2011;6(11):e27783. Epub 2011 Nov 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027783. PMID: 22114694Free PMC Article
Ureterosciatic hernia causes obstructive uropathy.
Tsai PJ, Lin JT, Wu TT, Tsai CC
J Chin Med Assoc 2008 Sep;71(9):491-3. doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70155-2. PMID: 18818145

Recent systematic reviews

Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review.
Santi R, Galli IC, Canzonieri V, Lopez JI, Nesi G
Diagn Pathol 2020 Apr 22;15(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13000-020-00961-9. PMID: 32321559Free PMC Article

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