Iravani Omid, Tay Ern-Wei, Bay Boon-Huat, Ng Yee-Kong
Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Anat Cell Biol. 2014 Dec;47(4):267-70. doi: 10.5115/acb.2014.47.4.267. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
Ureteric stones are a common cause of obstruction of the urinary tract, usually presenting with characteristic signs and symptoms, such as acute ureteric colic and hematuria. Occasionally, stones may present with non-specific symptoms such as low back pain and remain unidentified, leading to stone growth, chronic ureteric obstruction and complications such as hydronephrosis and renal damage. Here, we report a large ureteric stone in a cadaver with complete obstruction at the left ureterovesical junction, resulting in severe dilatation of the left ureter and renal pelvis.
