Retrocaval ureter presenting at 6 years of age in a girl child——An extreme rarity

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Asian Journal of Urology, 2016, 3 (2): 107-109 doi: 10.1016/j.ajur.2015.10.001

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Retrocaval ureter presenting at 6 years of age in a girl child——An extreme rarity

Pradeep Kajal^a, Kamal Rattan^a, Vijender Sangwan^b, Namita Bhutani^c

a Department of Paediatric Surgery, Pt BDS PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India;
b Nirvana Diagnostic Centre, Rohtak, Haryana, India;
c Department of Pathology, Pt BDS PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India

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Abstract Retrocaval ureter is one of the very rare congenital anomalies. We report a case of retrocaval ureter in a 6-year-old girl who presented with right flank pain and hydronephrosis. The diagnosis was made on intravenous urography which showed typical "J" shape deformity in the proximal dilated ureter with moderate hydronephrosis. CT scan delineated the course of ureter. The patient was operated and findings were confirmed. The ureter was transected near the pelvis and a pyeloureteric anastomosis with pre-caval transposition of the ureter was performed and the patient was discharged in fair health.

Key words： Hydronephrosis Pyeloureteric anastomosis Retrocaval ureter

Received: 05 July 2015 Published: 13 May 2016

Corresponding Authors: Pradeep Kajal E-mail: drpradeepkajal@gmail.com

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Pradeep Kajal,Kamal Rattan,Vijender Sangwan, et al. Retrocaval ureter presenting at 6 years of age in a girl child——An extreme rarity[J]. Asian Journal of Urology, 2016, 3(2): 107-109.

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