Type I and II circumcaval ureter in children: experience in three cases.
Circumcaval ureter is a congenital abnormality in which the right ureter passes behind the inferior vena cava (IVC), but it is seldom reported in childhood. Surgery is required for symptomatic cases to transect and reposition the right ureter to lie anterior to the IVC in order to correct this abnormality. We present three childhood cases where two types of obstructive circumcaval ureter were diagnosed and treated surgically.
Basok
Erem Kaan
EK
Department of Urology, S.B. Istanbul Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Sarikanarya sok, 11/11 Kozyatagi, 34742, Istanbul, Turkey. ebasok@yahoo.com
Yildirim
Asif
A
Tokuc
Resit
R
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior