Ureterocele as differential diagnosis of hydrosalpinx-an interesting case from the clinical practice

Psilopatis I, Beckmann M, Emons J, Schulmeyer C (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Journal of Surgical Case Reports Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy C / JSCR Publishing

Book Volume: 2024

Article Number: rjad730

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjad730

Abstract

Hydrosalpinx is a common condition in women of reproductive age that correlates with infertility. A ureterocele is a dilatation of the terminal ureter within the bladder and/or urethra that occurs seldomly in adults, but can sonographically be mistaken for a hydrosalpinx.We report of a 29-year-old patient (G2/P1) who was referred in our department with secondary infertility and suspicion of hydrosalpinx.Intraoperatively,no hydrosalpinx could be visualized.Postoperatively,an intravesical cystic mass was detected,alongside a second-degree urinary retention. Sonographically, a double kidney on the left side and an accentuated calyx system could be diagnosed. Ureteroceles seem to represent a rare but still possible differential diagnosis in suspected hydrosalpinx, given the similar sonographic presentation of both conditions.

Authors with CRIS profile

Iason Psilopatis Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Matthias Beckmann Lehrstuhl für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde Carla Schulmeyer Lehrstuhl für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

How to cite

APA:

Psilopatis, I., Beckmann, M., Emons, J., & Schulmeyer, C. (2024). Ureterocele as differential diagnosis of hydrosalpinx-an interesting case from the clinical practice. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad730

MLA:

Psilopatis, Iason, et al. "Ureterocele as differential diagnosis of hydrosalpinx-an interesting case from the clinical practice." Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2024.2 (2024).

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