Ultrasonic evaluation of the obstructed duplex kidney. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1977 Jul;129(1):113-20
Date
07/01/1977Pubmed ID
409121DOI
10.2214/ajr.129.1.113Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0017735301 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 50 CitationsAbstract
The problem of a duplex collecting system associated with an obstructed ectopic ureter or ureterocele is common in pediatric urology. Four such patients were studied by gray scale ultrasound which was useful in demonstrating the dilated upper pole collecting system as well as an ectopic ureter and a ureterocele. Although the diagnosis of a nonfunctioning upper pole unit in a duplex kidney is usually suggested by the urogram, ultrasound provides a noninvasive means of confirmation which is independant of function. Further, ultrasound-guided puncture with antegrade pyelography demonstrates the course of the ectopic ureter, thus providing a more complete preoperative evaluation.
Author List
Mascatello VJ, Smith EH, Carrera GF, Berger M, Teele RLMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultChild, Preschool
Female
Humans
Hydronephrosis
Infant
Kidney
Male
Ultrasonography
Ureter
Ureteral Diseases
Ureteral Obstruction
Ureterocele
