Curlicue ureter sign (sciatic hernia)

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 6 Mar 2024

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Citation:

St-Amant M, Knipe H, Elfeky M, et al. Curlicue ureter sign (sciatic hernia). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43129

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43129

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/43129

rID:

43129

Article created:

25 Feb 2016, Maxime St-Amant ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Maxime St-Amant had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Mar 2024, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

refs, case1, cases

The curlicue ureter sign ¹ was described on intravenous pyelogram studies in cases of ureteral herniation into a sciatic hernia, causing a curled appearance of the herniated ureter. Although very rare, this sign is pathognomonic of ureterosciatic hernias. It can also be seen on CT urogram studies.