Ectopic insertion of the ureter in the genitourinary tract is a rare congenital disorder, usually associated with ureteral duplication. Identification of the insertion open is critical for ureteric re-implantation. However, the challenge in the diagnosis of ectopic insertion of the ureter usually is to identify its insertion, particularly when the affected ureter is not dilated. Multi-detector ...

Ectopic ureter is one of the rarely encountered abnormalities of the urinary system resulting from the abnormal relation of the mesonephric canal and ureteric bud during embryonic development. Ectopic ureter, which is more commonly seen in women and associated with duplex collecting system, is an entity that should be remembered in children with complaints of constant urinary incontinence despi...

purpose: to report a case who had optic disc duplication, a rare congenital disorder characterized by two well-defined discs in one eye. case report: a 19 months-old child presented with unilateral epiphora in the right eye since birthday. the right eye was smaller than the left eye and mild ptosis was apparent. nasolacrimal duct probing was performed under general anesthesia. the examination r...

UNLABELLED Metabolic disorders are frequently observed in pediatric patients with renal lithiasis. OBJECTIVES Study the metabolic and anatomical alterations and perform the chemical analysis of stones found in children with nephrolithiasis in our region. METHODS A retrospective study on 158 children with evidence of recent renal stone formation was performed. One hundred and nine children c...

Ureteral triplication is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. Since the first description by Warny in 1870, approximately 100 known cases have been reported in the literature, often accompanied by a variety of associated anomalies in contralateral kidney. This report presents a case of ureteral triplication with contralateral duplication and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) of the upper m...

INTRODUCTION Horseshoe kidney is the most common fusion abnormality in the kidney and occurs in 1 per 400 people with the male female ratio of 2:1.(1) Duplication of renal collecting system is the most common upper tract anomaly with an incidence of 0.5-0.8%.(2) Unilateral duplication is six times more frequent than bilateral duplication, with equal incidence on right and left sides.(3) However...

We report herein the management of a challenging case due to anatomic and stone-related complications in a 37-month-old Caucasian toddler with megacalycosis and complex stone in the left kidney and duplicated ureter on the right side.