Hydroureteronephrosis secondary to perforated Meckel's diverticulum

J Urol. 1991 Oct;146(4):1109-10. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38015-1.

Abstract

Complications related to Meckel's diverticulum are not unusual. However, involvement of the urinary tract is extremely rare. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of ureteral obstruction due to perforation of Meckel's diverticulum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diverticulitis / complications
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydronephrosis / etiology*
  • Intestinal Perforation / complications*
  • Intestinal Perforation / surgery
  • Male
  • Meckel Diverticulum / complications*
  • Meckel Diverticulum / pathology
  • Meckel Diverticulum / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Ureteral Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Ureteral Obstruction / etiology*