Open AccessBilateral single system ectopic ureters: Case report with literature review
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar,
NK Goyal,
Sameer Trivedi,
US Dwivedi,
Pushpendra Singh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.44188
Subject(s) - trigone of urinary bladder , medicine , neck of urinary bladder , urinary incontinence , urology , surgery , urinary bladder , urinary system , urinary continence , urinary diversion , general surgery , cystectomy , anatomy , bladder cancer , prostate , cancer , prostatectomy
Bilateral single system ureteral ectopia (BSSEU) is one of the rarest entities in urology, with less than 80 cases reported so far. Incontinence resulting from the underlying anomaly can be devastating to the child. It is generally agreed that suitable urinary continence and long dry intervals are seldom obtainable because of poorly developed trigone and bladder neck area. We herein report a case of BSSEU managed by bilateral ureteric reimplantation, achieving satisfactory continence and bladder capacity without the need for urinary diversion or bladder neck reconstruction.