Retrocaval ureter: an innocent bystander

Retrocaval ureter: an innocent bystander

Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly, with the ureter passing posterior to the inferior vena cava. Though it is a congenital anomaly, patients do not normally present with symptoms until the 3(rd) and 4(th) decades of life, which result from a hydronephrosis. We are presenting a case of 45...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. ND05 - ND06
Main Authors: Vs, Gosavi, Nn, Hombalkar, Pd, Dhandore, Nb, Mody, Ss, Bankar
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01-05-2014
Subjects:
flank pain
hydroureteronephrosis
ivp
retrocaval ureter
IVP
Hydroureteronephrosis
Flank pain
Retrocaval ureter
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Summary:Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly, with the ureter passing posterior to the inferior vena cava. Though it is a congenital anomaly, patients do not normally present with symptoms until the 3(rd) and 4(th) decades of life, which result from a hydronephrosis. We are presenting a case of 45-year-old lady who had right flank pain and dysuria, which were associated with right hydroureteronephrosis. Diagnosis was confirmed by doing Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) and patient underwent an open surgical repair of the anomaly.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2014/7442.4372