Case Report

A Case of Single Ectopic Ureter

N.D. Kim, K.S. Choi, H.S. Lee, S.W. Kwon
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Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
Corresponding author: S,W. Kwon. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

The term of ectopic ureter means the ureter which opens at a point other than ther lateral horn of the interureteric ridge. Single ectopic ureter ureter is very rare and it accompanies renal anomaly commonly. We experienced a case of single ectopic ureter of which orifice opened into the uterine cervix in 18 year girl. She had suffered from urine leakage through the vagina in spite of normal voiding since childhood. Nephroureterectomy was performed and surgical specimen revealed hypoplastic kidney and marked hydroureter. We report this case with review of literatures.



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