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  • Volume 5
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Original Article

Bilateral congenital midureteric stricture

H Rode, M Davies, A van As, A Numanoglu, J Lazarus, R Brown, S Cywes, H Albertyn, P de Wet, J Raad

Citation

H Rode, M Davies, A van As, A Numanoglu, J Lazarus, R Brown, S Cywes, H Albertyn, P de Wet, J Raad. Bilateral congenital midureteric stricture. The Internet Journal of Urology. 2006 Volume 5 Number 1.

Abstract

Midureteric stricture is a rare cause of congenital hydronephrosis. Its etiology and pathophysiology is uncertain. We report a case of an 8 year old male child who presented with recurrent urinary tract infections and moderate renal impairment. Sonar revealed bilateral hydronephrosis. This was confirmed to be due to intrinsic midureteric narrowing on MRU. Bilateral ureteric exploration confirmed these findings and uretero-ureterostomy was performed. Postoperative imaging showed improvement in hydronephrosis. We review the published literature.

 

Case report

An 8 year old boy was admitted to our institution with a documented UTI. He had no significant past medical history. Physical examination was non-contributory. He was in moderate renal impairment with a serum Creatinine of 130mmol/l and an estimated Creatinine Clearance, using the Schwartz formula, of 50ml/min/m?. Urine cultures for Tuberculosis were negative.

Renal sonar revealed gross bilateral hydroureteronephrosis with thin renal cortices. The bladder appeared normal. Of note no ureteric dilatation was seen at the level of the bladder.

An MCUG revealed a normal bladder and posterior urethra with no reflux. Radioisotopic mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) renography showed poor uptake bilaterally with apparent holdup at the midureteric level.

In view of the unusual imaging and to exclude extrinsic retroperitoneal pathology a Gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance urogram was requested. This showed no retroperitoneal pathology, but bilateral midureteric obstruction. (See Figure 1).

Figure 1
Figure 1: Gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance urogram demonstating midureteric obstruction.

Retrograde pyelograms revealed a tight, short-segment, non-negotiable stricture at the level of the pelvic brim bilaterally. (Figure 2)

Figure 2
Figure 2: Left retrograde pyelogram showed a pelvic brim stricture.

Bilateral extraperitoneal ureteric exploration was performed using a Gibson incision. On both sides a similar appearance was seen. The stricture was excised revealing a pin-hole lumen. No valves or polyps were noted intraluminally. Stented ureter-ureterostomy was performed without tapering.

The child made an uneventful recovery. Followup sonar at 3 months showed improvement in hydronephrosis bilaterally.

Pathological review revealed proximal dilatation with non-specific thickening of the muscular wall. Electron microscope evaluation of the strictured area showed no specific ultrastructural abnormality.

Discussion

Congenital midureteric stricture is an uncommon cause of hydronephrosis in children. Less than 20 pathologically confirmed cases are reported in the literature. (2)

The diagnosis may be confused with ureteropelvic or ureterovesical junction obstruction. Hence, retrograde pyelography is essential in the management of this anomaly. The differential diagnosis must additionally include ureteral valves and fibroepithelial polyps.

Ectopic ureter and contralateral renal agenesis have been associated with some of the published cases. (2,4) The bilateral nature of our case would lend support to Kropp's assertion that contalateral agenesis and bilaterality point to the manifestation of a similar pathological process in this condition. (2)

The cause of congenital midureteric stricture, however, remains unknown. Docimo postulated a variety of etiologic possibilities: 1) improper ureteric recanalisation, 2) insufficient vascular supply, 3) persistent ureteric folds, 4) ureteric bud anomalies. (3)

It has been postulated that this condition runs a more aggressive natural history than other causes of congenital hydronephrosis. (2) This feature is born out by our case where longstanding obstruction resulted in renal impairment.

References

1. Bhandarkar DS, Lalmalani JG, Shah VJ. Laparoscopic resection and ureteroureterostomy for congenital midureteral stricture. J Endourol. 2005 Mar;19(2):140-2.
2. Smith BG, Metwalli AR, Leach J, Cheng EY and Kropp BP. Congenital midureteral stricture in children diagnosed with antenatal hydronephrosis. Urology Volume 64, Issue 5, November 2004, Pages 1014-1019
3. Docimo SG, Lebowitz RL, Retik AB, Colodny AH, Bauer SB, Mandell J. Congenital midureteral obstruction. Urol Radiol. 1989;11(3):156-60.
4. Hirai K, Ueda H, Segawa N, Yamamoto K, Kanehara H, Suzuki T, Takasaki N. [Congenital midureteral stricture with ectopic ureter: a case report] Hinyokika Kiyo. 1994 Jan;40(1):71-4. Japanese.

Author Information

H. Rode
Charles FM Saint Professor, Head of Department, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

M. Davies
Emeritus Professor, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

AB van As
Senior Lecturer, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

A. Numanoglu
Senior Lecturer, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

J. Lazarus
Lecturer, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

R.A. Brown
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

S. Cywes
Emeritus Professor, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

HJ Albertyn
Chief Clinical Researcher, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

P de Wet
Chief Medical Technologist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

J Raad
Chief Medical Technologist, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

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