title: A case of ureteral duplication in adult presenting with symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tuni, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derouiche
authors.forename: Hassen C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Smaali
authors.forename: Akram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouni
authors.forename: Oussama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ben Mansour
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ktari
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Slama
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sfaxi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chebil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*