Unprecedented Association: Bilateral UPJ obstruction with grade 3 hydronephrosis caused by Type 2 circumcaval right ureter and left lower pole crossing vessels.

Mohammed Salah E Khalifa Salem, Abdul Alherek, Daniel DaSilva, Jacob Varghese, Alain Mwamba Mukendi

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Mohammed Salah E Khalifa SalemKlerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex, University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Cnr John Orr & Archibishop Desmond Tutu Street, Private Bag A14, Klerksdorp, 2570, North West Province, South Africa.

Abdul AlherekKlerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex, University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Cnr John Orr & Archibishop Desmond Tutu Street, Private Bag A14, Klerksdorp, 2570, North West Province, South Africa.

Daniel DaSilvaKlerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex, University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Cnr John Orr & Archibishop Desmond Tutu Street, Private Bag A14, Klerksdorp, 2570, North West Province, South Africa.

Jacob VargheseKlerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Radiology, Cnr John Orr & Archibishop Desmond Tutu Street, Private Bag A14, Klerksdorp, 2570, North west Province, South Africa.

Alain Mwamba MukendiKlerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex, University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Cnr John Orr & Archibishop Desmond Tutu Street, Private Bag A14, Klerksdorp, 2570, North West Province, South Africa.

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Abstract

Bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction resulting from distinct vascular anomalies on each side, with a pre-ureteric vena cava on the right and crossing vessels on the left, has not been previously documented in the literature. Even more intriguing is the association between a grade 3 hydronephrosis and a type 2 circumcaval ureter. This unprecedented report discusses this association and its management.

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Circumcaval ureterCrossing vesselsHydronephrosisUPJ obstructionVascular anomalies

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PMID39917085

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2025.102958

PMCPMC11800099

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