DIVERTICULA of the small bowel occur most commonly in the duodenum; two-thirds of these are found in the second part. In this site 88% (Jones & Merendino, 1960) arise along the concave border, usually near the ampulla of Vater. Jaundice occurs more frequently in those with a diverticulum in this situation than in the general population. This is because of complications that may arise from the d...

A 43-year-old woman presented with 20-year history of leakage of urine per vaginam. She had one failed repair attempt. Pelvic examination with dye test showed leakage of clear urine suggestive of ureterovaginal fistula. The preoperative intravenous urogram revealed duplex ureter and cystoscopy showed normally cited ureteric orifices with two other ectopic ureteric openings and bladder diverticu...

A 73-year-old man was admitted with progressive dyspnea; he also had benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). An angio computed tomography scan showed pulmonary embolism with thrombi in both main pulmonary arteries. By duplex ultrasonography, we detected a thrombus in the right vena femoralis superficialis and vena femoralis communis. Simultaneously, we also noticed a large diverticulum on the right...

The existence of a congenital urinary obstruction may be suggested when routine examination of the newborn infant reveals such signs as enlargement of one or both kidneys, distension of the bladder or slow, dribbling micturition. The paediatrician should also be alerted to the possibility of obstructive uropathy when there are present non-urological congenital anomalies which often secondarily ...

INTRODUCTION Pancreas divisum is a congenital anatomical anomaly characterized by the lack of fusion of the ventral and dorsal parts of the pancreas during the eighth week of fetal development. This condition is found in 5% to 14% of the general population. In pancreas divisum, the increased incidence of acute and chronic pancreatitis is caused by inadequate drainage of secretions from the body...

Gastric diverticula represent the rarest of gastrointestinal diverticula. While similar to duodenal, jejunal and colonic diverticula, gastric diverticula are found incidentally upon upper endoscopy and are mostly asymptomatic. However, larger diverticula can lead to symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, and dyspepsia. Some patients may present with dramatic presentations includ...

Abstract Background Bilateral single system ectopic ureter is a rare congenital anomaly, but bilateral ureteral ectopia with duplex collecting bladder hypoplasia even rarer. Urinary incontinence in such cases dealt various reconstructive procedures. Case presentation A 20-year-old female presented continuous urinary without normal voiding since birth. Imaging revealed draining into the vestibul...

Herein we present a rare ureteric duplication anomaly; blind ending bifid ureter with calculi which is asymptomatic unless complicated by infection, reflux, calculi or malignancy. The diagnosis is often missed at intravenous urography (IVU) and US because the ipsilateral ureter and kidney are grossly normal. In this case the diagnosis was established with ultrasound (US) and mainly with multide...

Three unrelated cases of Menkes's syndrome are described. In addition to the typical features these cases all showed abnormalities of the urinary tract characterized by hydronephrosis, hydroureter, and bladder diverticula. There was no organic obstruction in the urinary tract and the changes are presumed to be due to disturbed innervation. The 3 patients showed no overall clinical response to p...