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The authors describe nine cases of pseudo-ureterocele secondary to various obstructive lesions: bladder tumors, stones in the ureteral meatus, tuberculosis of the bladder. Certain radiological signs, such as asymmetrical swelling of the terminal ureter and the thick halo which surrounds the dilatation, can sometimes distinguish pseudo-ureteroceles from idiopathic ureteroceles, and associated radiological anomalies in the bladder are also of greater value for differentiation.
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PMID:[Pseudo-ureterocele]. 744 7

Giant hydronephrosis is defined as an extensive dilation of the pyelocaliceal cavities occupying a large part of the abdominal cavity or as a dilation filled up with more than a liter of urine overflowing the median line. This is due, more often, to pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome. Obstruction due to ureterocele complicated by lithiasis is a very rare cause of giant hydronephrosis. We here report the case of a 45-year old patient with a history of right lumbar pain which hadn't been investigated, presenting with abdominal mass evolving over the last few years associated with intermittent constipation. Clinical examination showed asymmetrical abdominal distension with dullness above the median line. Ultrasound showed multi-compartmentalized fluid-filled mass occupying all the right abdominopelvic region and pressing the digestive structures. Uroscanner showed right giant ureteropyelocaliceal dilation (pyelon measuring 15.2cm) completely eroding the renal parenchyma with absence of contrast agent excretion, upstream of ureterocele complicated by a stone measuring 2cm. Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy was performed. Post-operative suites were simple.
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PMID:[Giant hydronephrosis associated with ureterocele complicated by ureteral lithiasis]. 3144 65