Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult

Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly. We describe a case of right upper tract collecting system dilatation caused by a retrocaval ureter in an adult patient. Conflicting initial radiological findings had misled the surgeons in managing this patient. This case illustrates the importance of...

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Main Authors: Hassan, Radhiana, Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah, Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2010
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/1/2010_MUC_RETROCAVAL.pdf
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author Hassan, Radhiana
Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
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Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
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description Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly. We describe a case of right upper tract collecting system dilatation caused by a retrocaval ureter in an adult patient. Conflicting initial radiological findings had misled the surgeons in managing this patient. This case illustrates the importance of an accurate radiological diagnosis of this condition prior to any surgical intervention for an appropriate and successful surgical management.
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spelling iium-21462011-10-14T00:51:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/ Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult Hassan, Radhiana Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli R Medicine (General) RD Surgery Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly. We describe a case of right upper tract collecting system dilatation caused by a retrocaval ureter in an adult patient. Conflicting initial radiological findings had misled the surgeons in managing this patient. This case illustrates the importance of an accurate radiological diagnosis of this condition prior to any surgical intervention for an appropriate and successful surgical management. 2010 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/1/2010_MUC_RETROCAVAL.pdf Hassan, Radhiana and Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah and Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli (2010) Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult. In: 19th Malaysian Urological Conference, 26-30th November, 2010, Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.muacme.org/article.php?aid=284
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
Hassan, Radhiana
Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title_full Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title_fullStr Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title_full_unstemmed Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title_short Retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
title_sort retrocaval ureter: an unsual cause of hydronephrosis in an adult
topic R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2146/1/2010_MUC_RETROCAVAL.pdf