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Giant hydroureteronephrosis. Case report and review of the literature
Urologia Internationalis
|January 1, 1986
Abstract:
A case of giant hydroureteronephrosis in a man is reported. Diagnostic evaluation included ultrasound, urethrocystoscopy and percutaneous puncture to assess the outline of the urinary tract and to locate a suspected ectopic ureteral orifice. Standard treatment usually consists of primary nephroureterectomy. A review of the literature with respect to etiology, diagnostic criteria and treatment modalities is presented.