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Ureterocele - Symptom

Síntomas:

Signos y exámenes:

Los ureteroceles grandes por lo general se diagnostican antes que los pequeños. Un ureterocele puede descubrirse antes de que el bebé nazca (durante una ecografía del embarazo).

Algunas personas con ureteroceles desconocen que padecen la afección. Con frecuencia, el diagnóstico se hace posteriormente en la vida debido a cálculos renales o infección.

Un análisis de orina puede revelar sangre en la orina o signos de infección urinaria.

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:

La presión arterial puede estar elevada si hay daño renal.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/3/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Schlussel RN, Retik AB. Ectopic ureter, ureterocele, and other anomalies of the ureter. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 116.

Guay-Woodford LM. Hereditary nephropathies and abnormalities of the urinary tract. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 129.

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