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Ectopic ureterocele is a malformation, principally encountered in infants and children. The diagnosis is almost invariably radiological and based upon the findings at urography. For a complete evaluation of all the different features of this complex abnormality, urography should be followed, preferably by a voiding cysto-urethrography. Occasionally the latter examination alone supplieds conclusive diagnostic information. In a very small number of cases, however, radiological exploration remains unrevealing. The diagnosis will then rest on the findings at cystoscopy or even at operative exploration. The course of disease depends, in part, on the surgical procedures utilised. Close supervision of the patients includes further radiological examinations. The combined use of intravenous urography and voiding cysto0urethrography at follow-ups, guarantees maximal information about postoperative appearances and it constitutes a solid base for continuing management.
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Based upon a paper read at the 10th Meeting of the E.S.P.R. in Birmingham, Great Britain, April 11–13, 1973
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Eklöf, O., Mäkinen, E. Ectopic ureterocele. Pediatr Radiol 2, 111–119 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314941
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