title: Diagnosis of ureterocele with transvaginal sonography.
abstract: We report here the case of a 49-year-old Japanese woman who presented to the clinic for uterine cervical cancer screening and who had a history of repeated cystitis. Normal imaging demonstrated no abnormalities of the genital organs; however, transvaginal ultrasound revealed ureterocele. Given the lack of ureterocele-related symptoms and the absence of hydronephrosis, the patient was followed up using repeat sonographic studies and intravenous pyelography. In conclusion, transvaginal sonography is a useful tool in the diagnosis of urinary diseases. In patients with recurring urological symptoms, it is important to check for gynecological diseases as well as urologic diseases. This can be provided well with transvaginal sonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. shimoya@gyne.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoya
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Arata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014518:Ureterocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014567:Urography