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Ureteral Kinking

MedGen UID:
887985
•Concept ID:
C4053892
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

The folding of a ureter, which results in the impediment of urine flow. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUreteral Kinking

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Open and endovascular treatment by covered and multilayer stents in the therapy of renal artery aneurysms: mid and long term outcomes in a single center experience.
Irace L, Ben Hamida J, Martinelli O, Stumpo R, Irace FG, Venosi S, Gattuso R, Berloco PB, Gossetti B
G Chir 2017 Sep-Oct;38(5):219-224. doi: 10.11138/gchir/2017.38.5.219. PMID: 29280700Free PMC Article
Endoscopic and laparoscopic treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
Pardalidis NP, Papatsoris AG, Kosmaoglou EV
J Urol 2002 Nov;168(5):1937-40; discussion 1940. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64267-X. PMID: 12394680

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sacrospinous Fixation and Vaginal Uterosacral Suspension-Evaluation in Uterine Preservation Surgery.
Woodburn KL, Yuan AS, Torosis M, Roberts K, Ferrando CA, Gutman RE
Urogynecology (Phila) 2023 May 1;29(5):469-478. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001304. PMID: 36516026
Outcomes of Transvaginal High Uterosacral Ligaments Suspension: Over 500-Patient Single-Center Study.
Milani R, Frigerio M, Cola A, Beretta C, Spelzini F, Manodoro S
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 May/Jun;24(3):203-206. doi: 10.1097/01.spv.0000533751.41539.5b. PMID: 29697546
Fluoroless-ureteroscopy for definitive management of distal ureteral calculi: randomized controlled trial.
Mohey A, Alhefnawy M, Mahmoud M, Gomaa R, Soliman T, Ahmed S, Noureldin YA
Can J Urol 2018 Feb;25(1):9205-9209. PMID: 29524976
Assessing ureteral patency using 10% dextrose cystoscopy fluid: evaluation of urinary tract infection rates.
Siff LN, Unger CA, Jelovsek JE, Paraiso MF, Ridgeway BM, Barber MD
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jul;215(1):74.e1-6. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.006. PMID: 26875949
The Mainz pouch II.
Fisch M, Wammack R, Müller SC, Hohenfellner R
Eur Urol 1994;25(1):7-15. doi: 10.1159/000475238. PMID: 8307079

Diagnosis

Intraoperative ultrasound assessment of ureteral patency after uterosacral ligaments apical suspension for prolapse surgical repair: A feasibility study.
Frigerio M, Barba M, Marino G, Volontè S, Cola A
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023 Oct;163(1):103-107. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14847. PMID: 37171026
Fluoroless-ureteroscopy for definitive management of distal ureteral calculi: randomized controlled trial.
Mohey A, Alhefnawy M, Mahmoud M, Gomaa R, Soliman T, Ahmed S, Noureldin YA
Can J Urol 2018 Feb;25(1):9205-9209. PMID: 29524976
Assessing ureteral patency using 10% dextrose cystoscopy fluid: evaluation of urinary tract infection rates.
Siff LN, Unger CA, Jelovsek JE, Paraiso MF, Ridgeway BM, Barber MD
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jul;215(1):74.e1-6. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.006. PMID: 26875949
Endoscopic and laparoscopic treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
Pardalidis NP, Papatsoris AG, Kosmaoglou EV
J Urol 2002 Nov;168(5):1937-40; discussion 1940. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64267-X. PMID: 12394680
Ureteral kinking and hydronephrosis in a transplanted kidney mimicking the rejection phenomenon.
Weiss ER, Winston MA, Krishnamurthy GT, Hartenbower DL, Blahd WH, Thomas PB
J Nucl Med 1971 Jan;12(1):43-6. PMID: 4924337

Therapy

Sacrospinous Fixation and Vaginal Uterosacral Suspension-Evaluation in Uterine Preservation Surgery.
Woodburn KL, Yuan AS, Torosis M, Roberts K, Ferrando CA, Gutman RE
Urogynecology (Phila) 2023 May 1;29(5):469-478. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001304. PMID: 36516026
Outcomes of Transvaginal High Uterosacral Ligaments Suspension: Over 500-Patient Single-Center Study.
Milani R, Frigerio M, Cola A, Beretta C, Spelzini F, Manodoro S
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 May/Jun;24(3):203-206. doi: 10.1097/01.spv.0000533751.41539.5b. PMID: 29697546
Fluoroless-ureteroscopy for definitive management of distal ureteral calculi: randomized controlled trial.
Mohey A, Alhefnawy M, Mahmoud M, Gomaa R, Soliman T, Ahmed S, Noureldin YA
Can J Urol 2018 Feb;25(1):9205-9209. PMID: 29524976
Outcomes of Transvaginal High Uterosacral Ligaments Suspension: Over 500-Patient Single-Center Study.
Milani R, Frigerio M, Cola A, Beretta C, Spelzini F, Manodoro S
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;24(1):39-42. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000403. PMID: 28230565
The Mainz pouch II.
Fisch M, Wammack R, Müller SC, Hohenfellner R
Eur Urol 1994;25(1):7-15. doi: 10.1159/000475238. PMID: 8307079

Prognosis

Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Nager CW, Visco AG, Richter HE, Rardin CR, Rogers RG, Harvie HS, Zyczynski HM, Paraiso MFR, Mazloomdoost D, Grey S, Sridhar A, Wallace D; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
JAMA 2019 Sep 17;322(11):1054-1065. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.12812. PMID: 31529008Free PMC Article
Fluoroless-ureteroscopy for definitive management of distal ureteral calculi: randomized controlled trial.
Mohey A, Alhefnawy M, Mahmoud M, Gomaa R, Soliman T, Ahmed S, Noureldin YA
Can J Urol 2018 Feb;25(1):9205-9209. PMID: 29524976
Retrograde pyelography predicts retrograde ureteral stenting failure and reduces unnecessary stenting trials in patients with advanced non-urological malignant ureteral obstruction.
Kim SH, Park B, Joo J, Joung JY, Seo HK, Chung J, Lee KH
PLoS One 2017;12(9):e0184965. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184965. PMID: 28931043Free PMC Article
Incidence of adverse events after uterosacral colpopexy for uterovaginal and posthysterectomy vault prolapse.
Unger CA, Walters MD, Ridgeway B, Jelovsek JE, Barber MD, Paraiso MF
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 May;212(5):603.e1-7. Epub 2014 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.11.034. PMID: 25434838
The Mainz pouch II.
Fisch M, Wammack R, Müller SC, Hohenfellner R
Eur Urol 1994;25(1):7-15. doi: 10.1159/000475238. PMID: 8307079

Clinical prediction guides

Outcomes of Transvaginal High Uterosacral Ligaments Suspension: Over 500-Patient Single-Center Study.
Milani R, Frigerio M, Cola A, Beretta C, Spelzini F, Manodoro S
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 May/Jun;24(3):203-206. doi: 10.1097/01.spv.0000533751.41539.5b. PMID: 29697546
Outcomes of Transvaginal High Uterosacral Ligaments Suspension: Over 500-Patient Single-Center Study.
Milani R, Frigerio M, Cola A, Beretta C, Spelzini F, Manodoro S
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;24(1):39-42. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000403. PMID: 28230565
Open and endovascular treatment by covered and multilayer stents in the therapy of renal artery aneurysms: mid and long term outcomes in a single center experience.
Irace L, Ben Hamida J, Martinelli O, Stumpo R, Irace FG, Venosi S, Gattuso R, Berloco PB, Gossetti B
G Chir 2017 Sep-Oct;38(5):219-224. doi: 10.11138/gchir/2017.38.5.219. PMID: 29280700Free PMC Article
Retrograde pyelography predicts retrograde ureteral stenting failure and reduces unnecessary stenting trials in patients with advanced non-urological malignant ureteral obstruction.
Kim SH, Park B, Joo J, Joung JY, Seo HK, Chung J, Lee KH
PLoS One 2017;12(9):e0184965. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184965. PMID: 28931043Free PMC Article
The Mainz pouch II.
Fisch M, Wammack R, Müller SC, Hohenfellner R
Eur Urol 1994;25(1):7-15. doi: 10.1159/000475238. PMID: 8307079

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