Congenital distal ureteral diverticulum as a rare cause of vesicoureteral reflux

Abstract

Congenital ureteral diverticulum is a rare urinary tract anomaly which usually can be diagnosed incidentally during surgery. Most of the pediatric cases presented with persistant urinary tract infections and high grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). A 4-year-old boy with incidentally diagnosed intramural distal ureteral diverticulum with grade 5 VUR case was discussed.

Keywords

• Diverticulum
• Robotic Surgery
• Ureteral Diseases
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
• Urinary Tract Infections

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