Retrocaval Ureter: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2019 Retrocaval ureter (RCU) is a rare congenital anomaly in which the ureter passes posterior to the inferior vena cava (IVC). A little over 200 cases have been reported worldwide since Hochstetter’s first report in 1893.
Henry Atawurah +3 more
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Minimally Invasive Approach of a Retrocaval Ureter [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2016 The retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital entity, classically managed with open pyeloplasty techniques. The experience obtained with the laparoscopic approach of other more frequent causes of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction has opened the ...
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Retrocaval ureter associated with cryptorchidism: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued), 2018 We report an incidentally diagnosed retrocaval ureter in a 14‐year‐old boy, while evaluating for right‐sided hydronephrosis associated with cryptorchidism. Therefore, we suggest that any significant right‐sided hydronephrosis associated with cryptorchidism may require investigations to exclude this rare anomaly.
Umesh Jayarajah
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A Case of Retrograde Treatment of a Ureteral Stone in a Retrocaval Ureter [PDF]
Journal of Endourology Case Reports, 2018 Andrea Guttilla
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A missed diagnosis of retrocaval ureter; case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Urology Case Reports, 2023 The retrocaval ureter is an uncommon congenital anomaly due to an abnormal development of the inferior vena cava. Our case describes an 8 year-old boy who was referred to our center as a case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction with persistent ...
Omar Abduldaem +3 more
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Retrocaval ureter: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Urology Case Reports, 2021 Retrocaval ureter is a rare malformation. We report a case of right retrocaval ureter of type 1. The usual clinical manifestation being lumbar pain due to obstruction of the upper urinary tract, asymptomatic forms can also be encountered.
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Retrocaval ureter: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground The retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from abnormal development of the inferior vena cava. The obstruction is usually at the retrocaval segment of the ureter, as it lies between the inferior vena cava and the body of the
Isaack Mlatie Maro +7 more
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Antegrade CT pyelography of right retrocaval ureter causing ureteral stenosis and ureterohydronephrosis in an exotic shorthair cat: A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Retrocaval ureter is a rarely reported congenital malformation of the caudal vena cava in veterinary medicine. In this report, a 2-year-old exotic shorthair cat weighing 3.4 kg was presented for depression and loss of appetite.
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Retrocaval Ureter: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2003 Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly in which the ureter passes behind, and is compressed by, the inferior vena cava. Its etiology is assumed to be abnormal embryologic development of the inferior vena cava as a result of atrophy failure of the
Hung-Yu Lin +2 more
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retroperitoneal laparoscopy in treatment of retrocaval ureter with right renal and ureteral calculi: a case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Retrocaval ureter is a rare disease associated with abnormal embryonic development. Here, we describe a patient who exhibited retrocaval ureter complicated by renal and ureteral calculi, which were treated by percutaneous nephrolithotomy combined with ...
Yongjin Yang +6 more
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