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Given an experienced multidisciplinary team, complications should be proportional to the extent of the lesion(s). Specifically regarding ureteral endometriosis, in cases where there is a need for extensive ureterolysis, ureteral ischemia and urinary fistulas with the formation of urinomas can be observed. In cases of ureteral resection and anastomoses (uretero-ureteral anastomosis or ureteral reimplantation) anastomotic dehiscence may occur with formation of urinary fistulas. However, double J catheter placement dramatically reduces such complications. Another

The laparoscopic surgical treatment of ureteral endometriosis is feasible provided the surgeon is trained in laparoscopic surgery and has knowledge of the ureteral anatomy and its anatomical relationships. These conditions being met, laparoscopic surgical treatment of ureteral endometriosis can be considered safe,

Our special thanks to Dr. Leigh J. Passman for reviewing the English manuscript.

common complication is stenosis at the anastomosis site [9, 11, 14].

with low rates of postoperative complications and low morbidity.

José Anacleto Dutra de Resende Júnior1,2,3,4\*, Rodrigo Ribeiro Vieiralves1,3,4, Renata Teles Buere<sup>2</sup> and Claudio Peixoto Crispi3,4

1 Federal Hospital of Lagoa (HFL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3 Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Complex, Crispi Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4 SUPREMA–Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

\*Address all correspondence to: joseanacletojunior@gmail.com

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