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Retrocaval Ureter

Known as: Ureter, Circumcaval, Ureter, Retrocaval, Circumcaval Ureter 
A rare congenital abnormality resulting in the URETER passing dorsal to and being obstructed by the INFERIOR VENA CAVA.
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2015
2015
Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital urologic anomaly. It occurs due to the persistence of the right subcardinal veins during… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
A case of diverticular stones in the male anterior urethra with retrocaval ureter is reported. A 26-year-old man visited our… 
1989
1989
: We report a case of duplicated inferior vena cava and right retrocaval ureter with a urothelial tumor. The embryonal, clinical… 
1989
1989
Retrocaval or circumcaval ureter is itself a rarity. Less than 200 cases have been reported in the literature. Transitional cell… 
1989
1989
: Retrocaval or circumcaval ureter is itself a rarity. Less than 200 cases have been reported in the literature. Transitional… 
1989
1989
We report a case of duplicated inferior vena cava and right retrocaval ureter with a urothelial tumor. The embryonal, clinical… 
1980
1980
  • L. ReeseM. Hanna
  • 1980
  • Corpus ID: 22307413
An 11-year-old boy underwent resection of an abnormally draining ureteral segment of a retrocaval right ureter. Compression by… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Tadaichi Kitamura, Takeshi Kawamura, Ryuichi Kitagawa and Akimi Ogawa Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, The University… 
1973
1973
Huntington and McClure (1920) have described 15 theoretical forms of venous anomaly associated with a retrocaval ureter. Many… 
1959
1959
The term retrocaval ureter is used interchangeably with circumcaval or postcaval ureter, which describes the anatomic…