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LB31.B category

Malposition of ureter

Definition

A condition caused by failure of the ureter to correctly develop during the antenatal period, resulting in partial or complete duplication of the ureter. This condition may present with hydronephrosis, urinary tract infection, or incontinence in females. Confirmation is through observation of an incorrectly positioned ureter by imaging.

Also indexed as

Congenital deviation of ureterDisplacement of ureter or ureteric orificeEctopic ureter or ureteric orificeMalposition of ureterPostcaval ureteranomalous implantation of ureter or ureteric orificedeviation of ureterdeviation of ureter or ureteric orificeectopia of ureterectopic ureterretrocaval ureter

Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of urinary tract