Ectopic ureter

Ectopic ureter

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Ectopic ureter (or ureteral ectopia) is a medical condition where the ureter, rather than terminating at the urinary bladder, terminates at a different site.cite web |url=http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?ectopic+ureter |title=Definition: ectopic ureter from Online Medical Dictionary |accessdate=2007-12-01 |format= |work=] [cite web |url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/405340_2 |title= An Ectopic Ureter |accessdate=2007-12-01 |format= |work=]

It can be associated with renal dysplasiacite web |url=http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/Meded/urology/abnurtdv.htm |title=Abnormal Ureteric Development |accessdate=2007-12-01 |format= |work=] and frequent urination.cite journal |author=Gordon M, Cervellione RM, Hennayake S |title=Constant urinary dribbling due to an ectopic ureter and delays in diagnosis |journal=Clin Pediatr (Phila) |volume=46 |issue=6 |pages=544–6 |year=2007 |pmid=17579108 |doi=10.1177/0009922807299311]

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