A case of ureteral duplication in adult presenting with symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction.
BACKGROUND
Ureteral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly usually found in childhood. It manifests in various anatomic forms.


OBJECTIVE
To report a case of a ureteral duplication in adult man and a review of the literature in attempt to categorize this rare entity.


METHODS
This report describes a case of a Y-type ureteral duplication presenting in a 30-y-old man with symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
Ureteral duplication is quite rare but a very distinct entity. It occurs exclusively in children and male adolescents. Its occurrence in adulthood imposes serious diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.
Derouiche
Amine
A
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tuni, Tunisia.
Smaali
Hassen C
HC
Ouni
Akram
A
Ben Mansour
Oussama
O
Ktari
Mehdi
M
Ben Slama
Riadh
R
Sfaxi
Mohamed
M
Chebil
Mohamed
M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*