Fernandez Fernandez A, Soria Ruiz S, Gomez Martinez I, Gil Fabra J, Martinez Castellaños F, Otero Mauricio G
Department of Urology of the Hospital, San Millan, San Pedro, La Rioja, Spain.
Urol Int. 1994;53(2):97-8. doi: 10.1159/000282644.
We report the first case of upper lumbar ureteral replacement with the vermiform appendix, in a blunt traumatic ureter rupture with important urinoma. In selected cases, in which the appendix has a required caliber and length, the vermiform appendix is a very good autograft for ureteral substitution. The vermiform appendix must be preserved if possible in the abdominal surgery.