Intravesical Ureterocele into Childhoods: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

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Congenital ureterocele may be either ectopic or intravesical.It is a cystic dilatation of the terminal segment of the ureter that can cause urinary tract obstruction in children.The authors report two cases of intravesical ureterocele into two children: a 7 years-old girl and 8 years-old boy.Children were referred for abdominal pain.Ultrasound of the urinary tract and CT-scan showed intravesical ureterocele, hydronephrosis and dilatation of ureter.The girl presented a ureterocele affecting the upper pole in a duplex kidney and in the boy it occurred in a simplex kidney.They underwent a surgical treatment consisting of an ureterocelectomy with ureteral reimplantation according to Cohen procedure.The epidemiology, classification, diagnosis and management aspects are discussed through a review of literature.

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