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Ureterocele
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Ureterocele Treatment
Antibiotics are usually given to prevent further infections until surgery can be done. Ampicillin or Bactrim are commonly used.
Treatment is focused on relief of the obstruction. Stents (drains placed in the ureter or in the renal pelvis) may provide short-term relief of symptoms. Surgical repair of the ureterocele usually cures the condition. The surgical repair entails either making an incision of the ureterocele (popping the water balloon) or removing the ureterocele and reattaching the ureter to the bladder. This decision is dictated by the severity of the obstruction.
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• Definition
• Ureterocele Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Ureterocele Symptoms & Signs
• Ureterocele Prevention
• Ureterocele Diagnosis & Tests
• Ureterocele Treatment
• Ureterocele Prognosis
• Ureterocele Complications
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• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Obstructive Uropathy
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Urinary Tract Infection - Chronic or Recurrent
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Blood Pressure
• Pregnancy Ultrasound
• Ultrasound
• Urinalysis
Surgery & Procedures
• Stent
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Back Pain - Low
• Chronic
• Flank Pain
• Renal
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urine - Bloody
Review Date : 5/25/2002
Reviewed By : Young Kang, M.D., Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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