Blind-ending bifid ureter--clinical significance? Analysis of 13 cases with review of literature.
Thirteen cases of blind-ending bifid ureter are analyzed. The diagnosis was made by intravenous urogram. The distribution of the anomaly according to age, sex, location, symptomatology, and radiological features are reviewed. Blind-ending bifid ureter is not an uncommon anomaly as is generally believed. It is the purpose of this paper to draw attention to and increase the awareness of their existence.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities