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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 5;31(2):154-156.
doi: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_8_22. eCollection 2023 Apr-Jun.

In Utero Treatment of Obstructive Ureterocele

Mariana Solinho  1 , Susana Saraiva  2 , Cátia Lourenço  3 , Conceição Brito  3
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Case Reports

In Utero Treatment of Obstructive Ureterocele

Mariana Solinho et al. J Med Ultrasound. .

Abstract

Lower urinary tract obstruction consists of a heterogeneous group of conditions in which the normal urethral egress of urine from the fetal bladder is impaired. The most frequent diagnoses are posterior urethral valves, urethral atresia, and less common obstructive ureterocele. We report a case of a fetus with prenatal diagnosis of obstructive ureterocele who presented progressive bilateral hydronephrosis. A fetal cystoscopy with laser ablation was performed.

Keywords: Fetal cystoscopy; lower urinary tract obstruction; obstructive ureterocele.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
(a) Fetal intravesical ureterocele. (b) Fetal intravesical ureterocele
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Figure 2
(a and b) Progressive megacystis. (c) Ureterocele inside the bladder. (d) Bilateral hydronephrosis and megaureter
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Figure 3
Right kidney with hydronephrosis (a) and normal-sized bladder (b)
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Figure 4
Iatrogenic abdominal wall eventration
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