Abstract
Bilateral ureteric entrapment is known in conditions such as retroperitoneal fibrosis, post-aortic aneurysm repair, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, and tumour. Unilateral ureteric entrapment has been reported in cases of hernia 1 Weintraub J.L. Pappas G.M. Kirsch M.J. et al. Percutaneous reduction of ureterosciatic hernia. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000; 175: 181-182 Crossref PubMed Scopus (22) Google Scholar and in cases of young patients with pelvic trauma. 2 Konety B.R. Xerogeanes J. Corral D.A. et al. Ureteral entrapment in the sacroiliac joint in pelvic trauma. J Trauma. 1996; 41: 150-151 Crossref Scopus (7) Google Scholar , 3 Shetty R. Thomas J. Rao S. Ureteral entrapment in traumatic sacroiliac joint dislocation — a rare injury. Indian J Urol. 2001; 18: 75-77 Google Scholar , 4 Noakes J.E. Wese F.X. Churchill B.M. Ureteral entrapment injury in blunt pelvic trauma: a case report. J Urol. 1982; 127: 764-765 PubMed Google Scholar However, ureteric entrapment within the sacroiliac joints is a very rare condition. We present a case of bilateral ureteric entrapment within the sacroiliac joints in an elderly lady with no known history of trauma. To the authors’ knowledge, this has not been previously reported in the scientific literature.
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