Fishhook ureters
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Fishhook ureters, also known as "J-shaped ureters" or "hockey stick ureter" describe the course of the distal ureter in patients with significant Benign prostatic hypertrophy. It has also been used to describe the appearance of a retrocaval ureter further up, as the right ureter hooks behind the IVC. In this case it has also been refered to as an S-shaped ureter.
-<p><strong>Fishhook ureters</strong>, also known as <strong>"J-shaped ureters"</strong> or <strong>"hockey stick ureter" </strong>describe the course of the distal ureter in patients with significant <a href="/articles/benign-prostatic-hypertrophy">Benign prostatic hypertrophy</a>. It has also been used to describe the appearance of a <a href="/articles/retrocaval-ureter">retrocaval ureter</a> further up, as the right <a href="/articles/ureter">ureter</a> hooks behind the <a href="/articles/inferior-vena-cava-1">IVC</a>. In this case it has also been refered to as an <a href="/articles/s-shaped-ureter">S-shaped ureter</a>.</p>- +<p><strong>Fishhook ureters</strong>, also known as <strong>"J-shaped ureters"</strong> or <strong>"hockey stick ureter" </strong>describe the course of the distal ureter in patients with significant <a href="/articles/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia">Benign prostatic hypertrophy</a>. It has also been used to describe the appearance of a <a href="/articles/retrocaval-ureter">retrocaval ureter</a> further up, as the right <a href="/articles/ureter">ureter</a> hooks behind the <a href="/articles/inferior-vena-cava-1">IVC</a>. In this case it has also been refered to as an <a href="/articles/s-shaped-ureter">S-shaped ureter</a>.</p>
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