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A Murine Model of Irreversible and Reversible Unilateral Ureteric Obstruction
Published on: December 20, 2014
Ureterocele arising from a lower-pole moiety
J F Harb1, R Tiguert, P M Hurley
1Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA. jharb@med.wayne.edu
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 case reported in the English literature. Ultrasonography and retrograde pyelogram established the diagnosis. The patient underwent left upper-pole nephroureterectomy with excision of the ureterocele and cross-trigonal ureteral reimplantation.
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