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Ureteral incarceration in the symptomatology of hydronephrosis

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Renal colic symptoms may be caused by an aberrant vascular bundle that intermittently incarcerates the pyeloureteral junction. The authors describe 6 patients who were complaint free except for the period of fits and routine urological examinations showed normal findings. The patients had no subjective complaints after open surgery.

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  1. Department of Urology, Faculty Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

    D. Pacík, J. Doležel, J. Kladenský & M. Hanselová

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Pacík, D., Doležel, J., Kladenský, J. et al. Ureteral incarceration in the symptomatology of hydronephrosis. International Urology and Nephrology 24, 21–26 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552112

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