Open AccessA Case of Prenatally Detected Bilateral Paraureteral Diverticula Associated with Neurofibromatosis
Author(s) -
Iwao Yamagiwa,
Kenta Obata,
Hideki Saito,
Takeshi Ouchi
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000282880
Subject(s) - medicine , neurofibromatosis , diverticulum (mollusc) , ultrasonography , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , anatomy , pathology , radiology , genetics , biology
Although paraureteral diverticulum is thought to be a congenital anomaly, no prenatally detected cases have been reported. Herein, we report a case of bilateral paraureteral diverticula prenatally detected by maternal ultrasonography. This case also had dysplastic kidneys in association with neurofibromatosis.
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