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Horseshoe kidney with retrocaval ureter: a case report
M Fernandes1, J Scheuch, J J Seebode
1Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
The Journal of Urology
|August 1, 1988
Summary
This report details the sixth known case of a retrocaval ureter with a horseshoe kidney, focusing on the second female patient diagnosed and successfully treated for this rare condition.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Medical Case Reports
- Anatomy
Background:
- Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly where the ureter passes behind the inferior vena cava.
- Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion anomaly, characterized by the fusion of the upper or lower poles of the kidneys.