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Ureterocele

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Ureterocele (UC) is a cystic dilatation of the terminal, intravesical portion of the ureter.

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Authors would like to thank Dr. Anthony A. Caldamone – Professor in Surgery (Urology) and Pediatrics at Brown University, Providence RI, U.S. – for providing iconography (Figs. 43.2, 43.8, and 43.10).

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Lelli Chiesa, P., Di Renzo, D., Lauriti, G. (2019). Ureterocele. In: Lima, M., Reinberg, O. (eds) Neonatal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93534-8_43

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