Recognition and Management of Ectopic Ureterocele During Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Urol Case Rep. 2016 Jun 7:8:15-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.05.002. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Ectopic ureter and ureterocele are rare congenital anomalies. As such, are seldom encountered incidentally during urologic surgery. We present a case illustrating an unforeseen encounter of an ectopic ureter with an associated ureterocele during a robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) and the surgical technique used to adapt to the anatomical variation.

Keywords: CT, Computed tomography; Ectopic ureter; PSA, Prostate specific antigen; RALP, Robotic assisted laparosocopic prostatectomy; Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy; TRUS, Trans-rectal ultrasound; Ureterocele.

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