Bifid Ureter: A Cadaveric Study
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- 1. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, D Y Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India
- 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, D Y Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India
- 3. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, HBTMC and Dr RN Cooper Mun Gen Hospital Juhu, India
- 4. Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, HBTMC and Dr RN Cooper Mun Gen Hospital Juhu, India
- 5. Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, D Y Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India
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Bifid Ureter is a condition where upper end of the ureter is bifid. In the lower part of the course two ureters join together to open by a common orifice into the urinary bladder. It occurs due to premature division of ureteric bud. Aim: To study any anomalies of ureter in routine anatomical dissection. Methods: 50 cadavers of both sexes that had been fixed in formalin were used in the current study. During the dissection, the ureter’s anatomy was the main point of attention. From the renal pelvis to the uretrovesical junction, which opens into the urine bladder, the ureter was traced. One of them yielded a cadaver in which two ureters were independently draining a single kidney into the UB and were unrelated to any other congenital abnormality. The left kidney and ureter were both perfectly healthy. Conclusion: Patients with bifid ureters may be accompanied by other ureteral anomalies such as ectopic ureter and have an increased risk of developing urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis and stone formation. The knowledge of abnormality in renal collecting system is necessary for effective endo-urological applications and intrarenal surgeries. The present study adds on to the literature and will be helpful and interesting for the radiologists and urologists as it describes the ureteric anomaly.
Abstract (English)
Bifid Ureter is a condition where upper end of the ureter is bifid. In the lower part of the course two ureters join together to open by a common orifice into the urinary bladder. It occurs due to premature division of ureteric bud. Aim: To study any anomalies of ureter in routine anatomical dissection. Methods: 50 cadavers of both sexes that had been fixed in formalin were used in the current study. During the dissection, the ureter’s anatomy was the main point of attention. From the renal pelvis to the uretrovesical junction, which opens into the urine bladder, the ureter was traced. One of them yielded a cadaver in which two ureters were independently draining a single kidney into the UB and were unrelated to any other congenital abnormality. The left kidney and ureter were both perfectly healthy. Conclusion: Patients with bifid ureters may be accompanied by other ureteral anomalies such as ectopic ureter and have an increased risk of developing urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis and stone formation. The knowledge of abnormality in renal collecting system is necessary for effective endo-urological applications and intrarenal surgeries. The present study adds on to the literature and will be helpful and interesting for the radiologists and urologists as it describes the ureteric anomaly.
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