Non-endoscopic management of a giant ureterocele: a case report in resource poor African hospital

Authors

  • Usman Mohammed Tela Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Borno state
  • Babatunde David Olajide Department of Surgery, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Yobe State
  • Abdu Mohammed Lawan Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Borno state

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20201410

Keywords:

Case report, Obstructive uropathy, Ureterocele

Abstract

Ureterocele is a cystic dilatation of the distal sub mucosal part of the ureter. It is a congenital anomaly that may co-exist with other anomalies. It has an incidence 1 in 4000 live births. Patients present with symptoms at paediatric age or may remain asymptomatic till adulthood.  Our 30 year old female patient was assessed for a giant orthotropic right ureterocele with obstructive uropathy, in a hospital that has no modern facilities for endoscopic treatment. She then had successful open surgical repair of the ureterocele with satisfactory outcome. Minimally invasive endoscopic treatment options remains the gold standard.  Patients from poor resource regions can as well be treated successfully by open surgical repair like our index case presented.

 

 

Author Biography

Usman Mohammed Tela, Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Borno state

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA.

CONSULTANT UROLOGIST

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2020-03-26

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Case Reports