A geographical focus of duplex ureter

Following the observation of an unusually high number of patients presenting with duplex ureter in Dorchester, a prospective study of 1930 autopsies was carried out in nine centres throughout the Wessex region. The prevalence of duplex ureter in Dorchester was 2.5% (5 of 200 autopsies) but did not e...

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Published inBritish journal of urology Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 329
Main Authors Phillips, D I, Divall, J M, Maskell, R M, Barker, D J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.10.1987
Subjects
Adult
England
Female
Geography
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Radiography
Ureter - abnormalities
Ureter - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Following the observation of an unusually high number of patients presenting with duplex ureter in Dorchester, a prospective study of 1930 autopsies was carried out in nine centres throughout the Wessex region. The prevalence of duplex ureter in Dorchester was 2.5% (5 of 200 autopsies) but did not exceed 0.6% elsewhere. The finding was confirmed by study of intravenous urograms in south-west Dorset carried out between 1982 and 1983, which showed a 6.0% prevalence of urinary tract duplication in radiographs from Dorchester.
ISSN:0007-1331
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-410X.1987.tb04978.x