Ureteral Substitution Using Appendix for a Ureteral Defect Caused by a Retroperitoneal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child

ABSTRACT

A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed with a recurrent embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the retroperitoneum. After resection of the mass, direct end-to-end anastomosis of the ureter was not possible owing to the length of the resected segment. Accordingly, we performed ureteral substitution by using the appendix to repair the ureteral defect.