Laparascopic excision of pelvic kidney with single vaginal ectopic ureter.
An ectopic vaginal ureter is an uncommon cause of urinary incontinence. Most cases are associated with a duplex kidney where the orthotopic lower moiety ureter enters the bladder. The authors present a case of chronic, continuous low-grade urinary incontinence caused by the rare combination of a pelvic kidney and a single ectopic ureter draining into the vagina. This ectopic kidney was successfully removed laparoscopically. A review of the English-language literature showed this to be only the second reported case treated by laparoscopic nephrectomy.
Moores
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Cohen
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Hayden
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities*