Ureteral Complications and Alterations of Ureteral Tonus in Regional Ileitis

THE occurrence of extravesical urinary-tract complications of regional ileitis has not been adequately appreciated by urologists and gastroenterologists. It is the purpose of this report to call attention to these diagnostic possibilities and to illustrate with several cases the clinical and roentgenographic pictures that may be due to the secondary retroperitoneal spread of the inflammatory process.Of specific interest is the fact that the presenting complaints may be almost entirely urinary whereas the gastrointestinal symptoms are minimal. This was true of the first reported case.1 On the other hand, the urinary-tract complication may be completely asymptomatic and may be detected . . .