Diseases

Ureterocele

A cystic dilatation of the end of a URETER as it enters into the URINARY BLADDER. It is characterized by the ballooning of the ureteral orifice into the lumen of the bladder and may obstruct urine flow.

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Abstract

A cystic dilatation of the end of a URETER as it enters into the URINARY BLADDER. It is characterized by the ballooning of the ureteral orifice into the lumen of the bladder and may obstruct urine flow.

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  • Ureteroceles

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C12.050.351.968w.725.876w
  2. C12.200.777w.725.876w
  3. C12.950w.725.876w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ureterocele. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014518
  2. Ureterocele. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ureterocele
  3. Ureterocele. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q782515