A Prolapsed Cecoureterocele in an Adult Treated Conservatively: Highly Rare, but Existent

Ectopic ureteroceles are one of the most common human urinary tract anomalies. They tend to be recognized and treated in early childhood, especially when they have prolapsed. In most cases surgical therapy is inevitable. In this case report, however, we present the unusual case of a 26-year-old woma...

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Main Authors: Löcherbach Florian, Preusser Stefan, Meier Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5049072
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Summary:Ectopic ureteroceles are one of the most common human urinary tract anomalies. They tend to be recognized and treated in early childhood, especially when they have prolapsed. In most cases surgical therapy is inevitable. In this case report, however, we present the unusual case of a 26-year-old woman suffering from a prolapsed cecoureterocele without any known history of an ectopic ureterocele so far. She was successfully treated without the need for a surgical procedure.
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978