[A retrocaval ureter associated with contralateral pelvic renal ectopia.: use of a 3-dimensional scanner. Apropos of a case and review of the literature]

J Hubert; G Fournier; A Blum; M L Punga-Maole; P Mangin

[A retrocaval ureter associated with contralateral pelvic renal ectopia.: use of a 3-dimensional scanner. Apropos of a case and review of the literature]

Prog Urol. 1994 Apr;4(2):262-9.

[Article in French]

Authors

J Hubert¹, G Fournier, A Blum, M L Punga-Maole, P Mangin

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Urologie, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre.

PMID: 8199635

Abstract

Retrocaval ureter is a rare malformation occasionally associated with other urological or nonurological abnormalities. We report an exceptional case of retrocaval ureter associated with contralateral pelvic ectopic kidney in a 22 year old man. The anomalies associated with the retrocaval ureter and the embryological mechanisms are described. Abdominal computed tomography with 3D reconstruction provided a new perspective of this malformation, but its clinical value remains unclear.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Kidney / abnormalities*
Kidney / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods
Ureter / abnormalities*
Ureter / diagnostic imaging*
Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging