IP Journal of Surgery and Allied Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Online ISSN: 2582-6387
IP Journal of Surgery and Allied Sciences (JSAS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2019 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the article ‘Ahead more...Primary obstructive megaureter is an uncommon presentation in adults and warrants aggressive surgical management. The disease is characterized by an intrinsic congenital obstruction at the lower 1 to 2 cm of the ureter just before it enters the bladder. A 21-year-old male presented with left loin pain of 2 months duration. A retrograde uretero-pyelography revealed a dilated whole length of the left ureter except for the terminal 1.5 cm. The patient underwent left sided ureteroneocystostomy. Primary obstructive megaureter is associated with complications such as urinary stones, infections and deterioration of renal function. Surgical correction relieves obstruction and improves drainage.
Megaureter, obstruction, urolithiasis, ureteroneocystostomy.