title: Ureteral Stone Associated With a Middle Blind Ending of a Bifid Ureter.
abstract: A blind-ending bifid ureter is an anatomic variant of ureteral duplications. There are three forms of blind-ending bifid ureter, classified depending on their location. A proximal blind-ending bifid ureter is the most common subtype of this congenital anomaly. Most patients are asymptomatic and only show symptoms after the complication has occurred. These complications include stone formation, vesicoureteric reflux, and ureteral tumor. Intravenous urography is usually used to diagnose bifid ureter; voiding cystourethrography, photofluoroscopy, cineroentgenography, cystoscopy with retrograde pyelography, computed tomography (CT), multidetector CT, and magnetic resonance urographies are other imaging methods used. This is a case of a ureteral stone associated with a middle blind ending of a bifid ureter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hitit University Çorum Training and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Çalışkan
keywords: Blind-ending bifid ureter; Ureteral duplication; Ureteral stone; Ureteroscopic stone removal