title: [A case of retrocaval ureter in childhood].
abstract: We report a case of retrocaval ureter in a 14-year-old boy with the complaint of right flank pain. Intravenous pyelography and drip infusion pyelography showed right hydronephrosis and "inverted J" shaped ureter. A retrograde pyelography with venocavography revealed a typical retrocaval ureter, but abdominal CT scan did not show the "retrocaval segment". Ureterouretero-reanastomosis was performed and hydronephrosis was markedly improved. We analyzed 20 cases of retrocaval ureter in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamato City Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumagai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*