title: Ectopic ureter presenting as a psoas abscess.
abstract: Psoas abscesses are uncommon infections whose etiology may be primary or secondary. We report on a boy with ureteral ectopia presenting as a secondary psoas abscess. The diagnosis of a psoas abscess is protean and should be considered in all patients, particularly children, who present with acute thigh or hip pain and fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hockley
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Steidle
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging