Retrocaval Ureter: A Case and Review of the Literature

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Urology “A” Department, University Hospital Center of Rabat, Morocco. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract

The retrocaval ureter is a rare disease found most often in young adult males, the usual clinical manifestation is right lumbar pain due to obstruction of the upper urinary tract. The diagnosis is based on CT and the treatment is mainly laparoscopic as our observation shows.

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