[Blind-ending bifid ureter: a case report].
This is a report on a case of blind-ending ureter. The patient was a 56-year-old female who had complained of a pain in the left flank. There was no urinary tract infection. Excretory urography revealed a left blind-ending bifid ureter. It was resected and the removed specimen was about 8 cm in length. Histologically, it had all layers of the ureteral structure, but no renal tissue was found. The post-operative course was uneventful. We collected 55 cases of blind-ending bifid ureters reported in Japan including our own and discussed the difference between blind-ending bifid ureter and ureteral diverticulum.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography