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Review
. 2016 Feb;78(1):37-40.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-015-1352-2. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

Circumcaval Ureter-the Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Management

Jaideep M Ratkal  1 , Ravikumar Jadhav  1 , Ritam R Naique Dessai  2
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Review

Circumcaval Ureter-the Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Management

Jaideep M Ratkal et al. Indian J Surg. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

An anomalous development of infra-renal inferior vena cava leads to circumcaval ureter or preureteral vena cava, a rare congenital anomaly with an autopsy incidence of 0.9 per 1000. We present a case of circumcaval ureter and review the literature with a special emphasis on the paradigm shift seen during the last decade, in diagnostic and management strategies.

Keywords: Anatomy; Anomalies; Circumcaval ureter; Inferior vena cava; Preureteral vena cava; Retrocaval ureter.

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Ultrasonography showing hydronephrosis of the right kidney
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IVU showing hydronephrosis of the right kidney with ‘seahorse’ or ‘shepherd’s crook’ appearance
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Operative photograph showing pre- and post-caval segments of circumcaval ureter
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