Transcaval ureter: Case report and a review of the literature

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-62

  Totti Cavazzola, L ^a,b   Groisman, R ^a   De Oliveira, V Fernando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomic variations; Postcaval ureter; Retrocaval ureter; Transcaval ureter; Venous anomalies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; REVIEW; TRANSCAVAL URETER; URETER MALFORMATION;

EID: 22244486634     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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