Urinary Tract Cistern as a Rare Cause of Huge Abdominal Cystic Mass in an Infant: A Case Report
GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.218-220, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2024.4198
- Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.218-220
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Megaureter is defined as a lower-end ureter diameter greater than 7 mm in children. Although often diagnosed antenatally, postnatal presentation can occur with urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, hematuria, or incidentally. We present a rare case of a urinary cistern, which was an ectopic ureter of an aborted left duplicated system, forming a giant abdominal mass and causing contralateral hydroureteronephrosis with bilateral undescended testes.