Single giant ectopic ureter: report of two cases

Two cases of unilateral single giant ectopic ureter are reported. In each case the child had complained of mild urinary symptoms since early childhood, but these had not been investigated. Routine physical examination revealed a palpable mass in the abdomen. Imaging studies revealed absence of the kidney on one side, with hypertrophy of the contralateral kidney and a giant tubular ureter extending from the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen behind the bladder, indenting the bladder wall and terminating at the posterior urethra. The ureters measured more than 8 cm in diameter in most parts. In both cases the giant ectopic ureters were successfully removed.