Retrocaval ureter: a meta-analysis of prevalence.
Surg Radiol Anat
; 41(11): 1377-1382, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Retrocaval ureter is a congenital abnormality of the right ureter, which has been shown, in rare cases to cause clinical symptoms, mainly due to the development of ureterohydronephrosis.PURPOSE:
The purpose of this article is to identify the prevalence of the retrocaval ureter, and to emphasize its clinical and surgical importance.DESIGN:
A meta-analysis of prevalence, on cases obtained from PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases.RESULTS:
A total number of 13 studies contained data that allowed us to estimate the prevalence of the retrocaval ureter, which was identified overall in 9 cases, out of 18,493 subjects. The overall prevalence of retrocaval ureter was 0.13%, with a 95% confidence interval between 0.06 and 0.27%. There was no publication bias, all studies being under the funnel.CONCLUSIONS:
The overall prevalence of retrocaval ureter is 0.13%. Even if this is obviously a rare condition, its presence must be suspected by practitioners, especially in the presence of urological symptoms without a clear cause.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obstrucción Ureteral
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Uréter Retrocavo
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Radiol Anat
Asunto de la revista:
ANATOMIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Rumanía