TY  - JOUR
AU  - de Arruda, Germano José Ferraz
AU  - de Arruda Neto, Jerônimo Ferraz
AU  - Eroles, Juliane Cassillas
AU  - Spessoto, Luis Cesar Fava
AU  - de Arruda, José Germano Ferraz
AU  - Fácio Jr, Fernando Nestor
PY  - 2018
TI  - Incidental finding of retrocaval ureter in a patient without hydronephrosis
JF  - AME Case Reports; Vol 2 (September 2018): AME Case Reports
Y2  - 2018
KW  - 
N2  - Retrocaval or circuncaval ureters are rare congenital anomaly, in which the ureter is located posterior to the inferior vena cava (IVC). Usually, patients present symptoms in the 3rd or 4th decade of life due to compression of the ureter by the IVC, with obstruction of the urinary flow and consequent hydronephrosis. Herein we report the case of a 62-year-old patient who underwent ultrasonography to investigate abdominal pain. The patient had bilateral renal lithiasis associated with urinary tract dilation with no obvious obstruction. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a retrocaval ureter without hydronephrosis.
UR  - https://acr.amegroups.org/article/view/4626