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disease > congenital disease > malformation > retrocaval ureter
disease > urinary system disease > urinary tract disease > ureteral disease > retrocaval ureter

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retrocaval ureter  

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  • A preureteric vena cava, also known as a retrocaval ureter, is a rare congenital malformation of the right human ureter, in which the ureter passes behind the inferior vena cava, causing compression possibly leading to hydronephrosis. (Wikipedia)

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