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Obstructed ureterocele with milk of calcium

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Milk of calcium is rare in the urinary tract. It is usually associated with stasis in pyelogenic cysts and infrequently with obstruction. This report describes radiographic and sonographic findings in a 15-year-old girl with milk of calcium in a simple ureterocele, ureter, and hydronephrotic kidney. Milk of calcium has not been previously reported in a ureterocele and is extremely rare in the pediatric age group.

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Ivy A. Engel, Paula W. Brill M.D. & Patricia Winchester

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Engel, I.A., Brill, P.W. & Winchester, P. Obstructed ureterocele with milk of calcium. Urol Radiol 3, 35–37 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02938629

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