Cheng Nathan, Velazquez Nermarie, Desroches Bethany R, Munver Ravi
Department of Urology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
Department of Urology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New Jersey, USA.
J Endourol Case Rep. 2020 Dec 29;6(4):431-434. doi: 10.1089/cren.2020.0185. eCollection 2020.
Omental wrap is commonly performed after ureterolysis to prevent ureteral obstruction from recurrence of periureteral adhesions and fibrosis. We present the case of a 37-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of two cesarean sections and laparotomy for the treatment of endometriosis. She subsequently developed right flank pain caused by a right distal ureteral stricture requiring a chronic indwelling ureteral stent. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed extrinsic compression of the ureter for which robot-assisted ureterolysis was performed. Because of inadequate omentum, we report the initial use of a cryopreserved bioregenerative umbilical cord amniotic membrane allograft to perform a ureteral wrap to promote ureteral tissue healing and serve as an adhesion barrier to prevent recurrence of the fibrosis.