URETEROCELE

R.A.S. HEMAT,MB;Ch, FRCSI, Dip. Urol. UCL


Ureterocele is a cystic enlargement of the ureter at its junction with the urinary bladder.

Long-standing effect include: hydroureteronephrosis, pyelonephritis and stones formation.

Ectopic ureterocele is associated with ureteral duplication.

Ectopic ureteroceles originate from a malpositioned ureteral orifice and may extend to the bladder neck.


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