Yo-Yo Reflux Into a Blind-Ending Branch of a Bifid Ureter: A Case Report

A bifid ureter is an uncommon congenital anomaly. It develops through abnormal branching of the ureteric bud in utero and represents incomplete duplication of the collecting system. However, a bifid ureter with a blind-ending branch is a rare variant. We present the case of a 26-year-old female who...

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Autores principales: Estaphanous, Peter, Keeley, Francis X
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021745
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46970
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description A bifid ureter is an uncommon congenital anomaly. It develops through abnormal branching of the ureteric bud in utero and represents incomplete duplication of the collecting system. However, a bifid ureter with a blind-ending branch is a rare variant. We present the case of a 26-year-old female who presented with recurrent urinary tract infections and an episode of pyelonephritis. Radiological imaging revealed a blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter with Yo-Yo reflux. This report demonstrates laparoscopic evidence of the reflux and management of this rare congenital anomaly.
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spelling pubmed-106451382023-10-13 Yo-Yo Reflux Into a Blind-Ending Branch of a Bifid Ureter: A Case Report Estaphanous, Peter Keeley, Francis X Cureus Radiology A bifid ureter is an uncommon congenital anomaly. It develops through abnormal branching of the ureteric bud in utero and represents incomplete duplication of the collecting system. However, a bifid ureter with a blind-ending branch is a rare variant. We present the case of a 26-year-old female who presented with recurrent urinary tract infections and an episode of pyelonephritis. Radiological imaging revealed a blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter with Yo-Yo reflux. This report demonstrates laparoscopic evidence of the reflux and management of this rare congenital anomaly. Cureus 2023-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10645138/ /pubmed/38021745 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46970 Text en Copyright © 2023, Estaphanous et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_full Yo-Yo Reflux Into a Blind-Ending Branch of a Bifid Ureter: A Case Report
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title_short Yo-Yo Reflux Into a Blind-Ending Branch of a Bifid Ureter: A Case Report
title_sort yo-yo reflux into a blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10645138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021745
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46970
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