Urinary Tract Cistern as a Rare Cause of Huge Abdominal Cystic Mass in an Infant: A Case Report

BULUT E. C., KARABACAK N., Tan M. O., Gurocak S.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.218-220, 2025 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • 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, Academic Search Premier
  • 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.