Massive cystic ureteral diverticula in infancy.
We report 2 cases of massive abdominal distension due to a mid ureteral diverticulum. In a 1-year-old boy the mid ureteral diverticulum was associated with an atrophied chronically scarred kidney. In a female newborn the diverticulum was associated with an upper pole ureter of a completely duplicated system. To our knowledge this type of ureteral diverticulum has not been reported previously.
Cope
R M
RM
Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
Snow
B W
BW
D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery