ureterocele/low back pain

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic meatotomy in the treatment of ureterocele in adults and to determine the incidence of its main complication, vesico-ureteric reflux. METHODS Retrospective study of 14 cases of ureterocele in adults observed between March 1989 and August 2004,

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to present a method for identifying a ureteral obstruction in unilateral orthotopic ureterocele by means of conventional sonography and color Doppler duplex sonography. We focus on the measurement of the ureterocele dimensions, the degree of dilation it causes

Giant hydronephrosis is defined as an extensive dilation of the pyelocaliceal cavities occupying a large part of the abdominal cavity or as a dilation filled up with more than a liter of urine overflowing the median line. This is due, more often, to pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome. Obstruction due

OBJECTIVE The authors study the various diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of adult ureterocele and evaluate the place of endoscopic treatment. METHODS This retrospective study was based on 20 cases of ureterocele in adults complicated by stones and observed between January 1990 and December 2001.

It is very uncommon for urothelial carcinoma to develop in an ureterocele. It is generally discovered in an imaging study or in connection with haematuria. We found very few reports in the literature. Here, we report on the case of a 71-year-old male who initially presented with haematuria and low