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Ectopic ureteral orifice

MedGen UID:
1053868
Concept ID:
CN377009
Finding
HPO: HP:6000413

Definition

Drainage of the ureter on one or both sides into an abnormal location. Normally the ureter drains via the internal ureteral orifice at the trigone of the urinary bladder. Ectopic ureteral orifice can be either intravesical (bladder neck) or, more often, extravesical. Ectopia in women is more frequently found in the urethra and the vaginal vestibule; much less frequently in vagina and in uterus. In men it is mostly found in the posterior urethra; in the male genital tract is very rare. [from HPO]

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Therapy

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Prognosis

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J Formos Med Assoc 2006 Feb;105(2):125-31. doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60333-8. PMID: 16477332

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