Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Therapy for a Hypoplastic Pelvic Kidney with a Single Vaginal Ectopic Ureter to Control Incontinence: The Usefulness of Three-Dimensional CT Angiography Using Multidetector-Row Helical CT

Journal Article · Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-003-0030-0· OSTI ID:21088350

Kudoh, Kouichi; Kadota, Masataka; Nakayama, Yoshiharu; Imuta, Masanori; Yasuda, Tsuyoshi; Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^[1]; Inadome, Akito; Yoshida, Masaki; Ueda, Shouichi ^[2]

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1. Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Department of Radiology (Japan)
2. Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Department of Urology (Japan)

A girl with continuous urinary incontinence was successfully treated by angiographic embolization of a hypoplastic pelvic kidney with a single unilateral vaginal ectopic opening of the ureter. For this intervention, CT angiography was useful for detecting the corresponding renal artery of the hypoplastic kidney.

• OSTI ID: 21088350
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 26, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-003-0030-0; Copyright (c) 2003 Springer-Verlag; Article Copyright (c) 2003 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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