single-system ectopic ureters
single ectopic ureter
Single system ectopic ureters are usually associated with multiple congenital abnormalities and the corresponding renal units is frequently abnormal.
Synopsis
unilateral or bilateral
ectopic orifice
- vaginal
- vestibular
- urethral
- at the bladder neck
- seminal vesicle
- undetermined
renal obstructive anomalies
- obstructive renal dysplasia
- chronic pyelonephritis
Associated anomalies (63%)
unilateral or contralateral renal agenesis (26%)
anorectal malformations
hypospadias
skeletal anomalies
cryptorchidism
unilateral cystic ovary
See also
duplex-system ectopic ureters (ectopic ureter of duplex system)
References
Wakhlu A, Dalela D, Tandon RK, Chandra H, Wakhlu AK. The single ectopic ureter. Br J Urol. 1998 Aug;82(2):246-51. PMID: 9722761