Blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter or Blind-ending ureteral bud

Supine view of the pelvis from an intravenous urogram shows a short, blind-ending segment of ureter that lies just medial to the normal ureter draining the right kidney. No collecting system or functioning renal parenchyma is visualized.

Double, Ectopic Blind-end Ureter

case of a complete, ectopic blind-ending ureteral duplication in a 26-year-old man who presented with the
symptoms of an acute urinary tract infection for the first time. Since anamnestic data and clinical examination indicated a complicated urinary infection he was referred for further examination. On the left side, the imaging studies revealed a normal ureter draining the lower pole of the kidney and a blind-ending ureter with ectopia in the seminal vesicle. The patient recovered completely following surgical removal of the blind-ending ureter.

A blind-ending ureter is a rare anomaly. Most previous reports have described cases of partial ureteral duplication that resulted in a bifid ureter, also called a Y ureter. Only a few case reports of complete, blind-ending ureteral duplications have been published. Here we present clinical, diagnostic and operative findings of this rare anomaly.

The 26-year-old patient presented with dysuria, pain in the left hemi-abdomen and lumbar region, and fever
up to 39 °C lasting for three days. He had no history of previous urinary tract infections. On palpation the testes
and epididymis were normal and the patient reported no pain in the scrotum

Share :