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ArticleUrology case reports2026

Transurethral thulium laser incision of ectopic ureterocele with duplex renal collecting system: A 10-year follow-up case report.

Zeen Feng, Yalin Sun

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Article in Urology case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zeen FengChinese People's Armed Police Force Yantai Special Service Sanatorium Center, No. 191, Huanshan Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China.
Yalin SunQishan Hospital of Yantai, No. 62, Huanshan Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a 50-year-old female with bilateral duplex renal collecting systems and an ectopic ureterocele causing recurrent urinary tract infections and urgent incontinence. Transurethral incision using a thulium laser was performed. At 10-year follow-up, upper renal cortex thickness increased from 0.52 cm to 1.14 cm, hydronephrosis resolved, and symptoms did not recur. No secondary procedures were required. Thulium laser incision is a safe, durable nephron-sparing option for adult ectopic ureteroceles.

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AdultDuplex kidneyLong-term follow-upThulium laserTransurethral incisionUreterocele

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PMID42394966
PMCPMC13325726

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