Ureterocele arising from a lower-pole moiety

Authors
Harb, JF Tiguert, R Hurley, PM Gheiler, EL Smith, C
Citation
Jf. Harb et al., Ureterocele arising from a lower-pole moiety, UROL INTERN, 63(4), 1999, pp. 245-246
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
ISSN journal
00421138 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
245 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-1138(1999)63:4<245:UAFALM>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report on an uncommon case of a ureterocele arising from the lower-pole ureter in a duplex system. To our knowledge, this represents the 3rd such c ase reported in the English literature. Ultrasonography and retrograde pyel ogram established the diagnosis, The patient underwent a left upper-pole ne phroureterectomy with excision of the ureterocele and cross-trigonal ureter al reimplantation, Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.