title: Acute retention of urine due to prolapsed ectopic ureterocele in an adult male.
abstract: A case is presented of prolapsed ectopic ureterocele which produced severe urinary retention in a 31-year-old male patient. The usefulness of lumbar transcutaneous puncture is emphasized in a case associated with a non-functioning upper pole of a duplex kidney.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011391:Prolapse; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014518:Ureterocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*