retrocaval ureter

ret·ro·ca·val u·re·ter

in urography, the medial deviation of the right ureter in the rare circumstance in which it passes behind the inferior vena cava before entering the pelvis.
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Horseshoe kidney with retrocaval ureter: one case report.
Anatomical and Clinical Aspects of Horseshoe Kidney: A Review of the Current Literature/ Aspectos Anatomicos y Clinicos del Rinon en Herradura: Una Revision de la Literatura Actual
Retrocaval ureter: A case diagnosed pre operatively and treated successfully by a plastic operation.
Modelos de entrenamiento en cirugia minimamente invasiva para pieloplastia laparoscopica: revision de la literatura
Patients demographics, pathophysiology of ureteral defect and chronic kidney disease stage (by KDIGO (7)) according to pre-surgical data Demographic and preoperative data Age, median (years) 61 Gender, n (%) Male 19 (61) Female 12 (39) Preoperative pathology Iatrogenic injury 9 (29) Nephrolithiasis 6 (19) GU malignancy 6 (19) Other malignancy 3 (10) Fibrosis and FMF 2 (6) Retrocaval ureter 1 (3) Idiopathic or NA 4 (13) Side, n (%) Right 13 (42) Left 16 (52) Transplanted kidney 1 (3) NA 1 (3) Defect location Upper ureter 19 (61) Mid-ureter 10 (32) Mixed 2 (6) Preoperative CKD stage 1 5 (16) 2 15 (48) 3 5 (16) 4 4 (13) NA 2 (6) CKD: chronic kidney disease; FMF: familial Mediterranean fever; GU: genitourinary; NA: not available.
Urothelial-based reconstructive surgery for upper- and mid-ureteral defects: Long-term results
The retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital entity that causes external compression of the proximal ureter and usually becomes symptomatic in the third or fourth decade of life [1].
Minimally Invasive Approach of a Retrocaval Ureter
R.: Retroperitoneal hydatid cyst mimicking retrocaval ureter. Br J Urol, 81: 168, 1998.
An extremely rare presentation of primary retroperitoneal retrovesical hydatid cyst as obstructive uropathy
Persistence of the right postcardinal vein with regression of the supracardinal vein results in the well-known anomaly Retrocaval ureter (1).
Absence of infra-renal segment of inferior vena cava with anomalous right renal vein
Others A variety of other procedures have been performed using robotics in children, such as pyelolithotomy, (58) correction of retrocaval ureter, (59) adrenalectomy, bladder neck sling, (60) ureteropyelostomy, excision of Mullerian duct remnants, (47) and sacrocolpopexy just to name a few.
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology: an update Pediyatrik urolojide robot yardimli laparoskopik cerrahi: bir guncelleme
50725 Ureterolysis for retrocaval ureter, with reanastomosis of upper urinary tract or vena cava
How to safeguard the ureter and repair surgical injury: Under certain circumstances, ureteral injury may not only be likely--it is unavoidable. Here's what you need to know to minimize the risk and ensure recovery
Congenital anamolies that results in the obstruction of ureter are extremely rare, however, retrocaval ureter is the most common anamoly with a renal cause.
Retrocaval ureter: a case report
A case of Candida parapsilosis fungal balls in the urinary tract associated with a retrocaval ureter [in Japanese].
Fungus ball in the urinary tract: A rare entity
The aim of this report was to demonstrate the operative technique and assess outcomes of laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy on 3 consecutive cases diagnosed with retrocaval ureter. The presenting symptom of these cases was recurrent right flank pain and the diagnosis was established by intravenous urography.
Transperitoneal laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy for the treatment of retrocaval ureter: analysis of 3 consecutive cases / Retrocaval ureter tedavisi icin transperitoneal laparoskopik ureteroureterostomi: ardisik 3 vakanin analizi
Duplication of inferior vena cava with left IVC terminating into left renal vein (2), Duplication of IVC with azygos continuation (3), Double IVC with double superior vena cava (4), Right sided duplicated IVC (5), Duplicated IVC with unilateral retrocaval ureter (6), or Bilateral retrocaval ureter (7).
Duplication of inferior vena cava and continuation of left inferior vena cava as azygos vein: a case report

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