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Ureterocele: Multimedia

Author: Eugene Minevich, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Cincinnati
Coauthor(s): Leslie Tackett, MD, Fellow, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center at Cincinnati
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Updated: Jan 27, 2008

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Intravenous urogram demonstrating left hydrourete...Media file 1: Intravenous urogram demonstrating left hydroureteronephrosis due to a ureterocele represented by the round filling defect located at the left base of the bladder (Courtesy of Steven Kraus, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Intravenous urogram demonstrating left hydrourete...

Intravenous urogram demonstrating left hydroureteronephrosis due to a ureterocele represented by the round filling defect located at the left base of the bladder (Courtesy of Steven Kraus, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Further Reading

Keywords

ureterocele, ectopic ureterocele, orthotopic ureterocele, intravesical ureterocele, duplicated collecting system, cystitis, bladder outlet obstruction, stenotic ureterocele, sphincteric ureterocele, sphincterostenotic ureterocele, cecoureterocele, pathologic ureterocele, single-system ureterocele, duplex-system ureterocele, urinary tract infection, prolapsed urete

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Eugene Minevich, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Cincinnati
Eugene Minevich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, and American Urological Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Leslie Tackett, MD, Fellow, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center at Cincinnati
Leslie Tackett, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Urological Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Michael Grasso, MD, Chairman, Department of Urology, Saint Vincent's Medical Center; Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, New York Medical College
Michael Grasso, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Urological Association, California Medical Association, and Endourological Society
Disclosure: Karl Storz Endoscopy Consulting fee Consulting; Boston Scientific Consulting fee Consulting

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Shlomo Raz, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine
Shlomo Raz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Urological Association, and California Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

J Stuart Wolf, Jr, MD, FACS, David A Bloom Professor of Urology, Director, Division of Minimally Invasive Urology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center
J Stuart Wolf, Jr, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, Catholic Medical Association, Endourological Society, Society for Urology and Engineering, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Society of University Urologists, and Society of Urologic Oncology
Disclosure: Terumo Corporation Consulting fee Consulting; Omeros Corporation Consulting fee Consulting

Chief Editor

Stephen W Leslie, MD, FACS, Founder and Medical Director, Lorain Kidney Stone Research Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Toledo
Stephen W Leslie, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, National Kidney Foundation, and Ohio State Medical Association
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