Asymptomatic ureteral varices: detection by Doppler sonography.
Retroperitoneal ectatic or varicose veins may cause ureteral extrinsic pressure defects. Doppler sonography may be helpful in the characterization of these vascular lesions. We report the sonographic findings in a case of asymptomatic idiopathic left ureteral varices.
Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology