[Retrocaval ureter in a 10-year-old boy].
Retrocaval ureter is an uncommon abnormality of the inferior vena cava, which is rarely detected in the child due to its non-specific symptomatology. Despite a varying state of severity, chronic ureteral obstruction generally leads to the deterioration of renal function during adulthood. Treatment depends on the symptomatology in question, and surgical management should be as conservative as possible.
Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, cliniques Saint-Joseph-Espérance, rue Saint-Nicolas, 447-449, 4420 Montegnee, Belgique.
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D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*