Abstract
Retrocaval ureter also referred to as pre-ureteral vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly with the ureter passing posterior to the inferior vena cava. Though it is a congenital anomaly, patients do not normally present with symptoms until the 3rd and 4th decades of life from a resulting hydronephrosis. We present the first two cases to be reported in Ghana; a 36-year-old male and a 40-year-old female both with right flank pains and associated right hydronephrosis. Diagnoses were confirmed with retrograde ureteropyelogram and both had an open surgical repair of the anomaly.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-180 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Ghana Medical Journal |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |