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ArticleCureus2022

An Incidental Finding of Retrocaval Ureter Causing Hydroureteronephrosis.

David N Ray, Natalie F Smith, Jorge Quiros, Chelsey Thachettu, Wilfred McKenzie

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David N RayMedicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, USA.
Natalie F SmithMedicine, Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Jorge QuirosInternal Medicine, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Chelsey ThachettuInternal Medicine, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Wilfred McKenzieInternal Medicine, Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Broward Health · USMeharry Medical College · USNova Southeastern University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retrocaval ureter is a rare, congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava. Due to an abnormal process in embryogenesis, the ureter descends posterior to the inferior vena cava. Although the anomaly can be found in pediatric patients, it most commonly manifests symptoms between the third and fourth decade of life that are typically due to ureteric obstruction, such as hydronephrosis. Retrocaval ureter can be asymptomatic and may be the reason for unreported cases and low incidence in the world. In this case, we reviewed the record of a patient with the diagnosis of retrocaval ureter incidentally found during admission for a lower gastrointestinal bleed.

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acute gastrointestinal bleedcomputed tomography (ct) imaginghydronephrosisinferior vena cava anomalyretrocaval ureter

Identifiers

PMID36237813
PMCPMC9548301
OpenAlexW4295024177

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