Background: Ectopic ureter is a condition when the ureter does not enter the bladder properly. The occurrence of the ectopic ureter is 1:2.000 - 1:4.000 in general population with gender ratio 6:1 in favour of females. More than 80% of cases of ectopic ureters are generally associated with complete duplication of the pelvic-ureteric system. Still, the ectopic ureter can also occur in a single pelvic-ureteric system, which is typically dysplastic or poorly functioning, such as in multicystic dysplastic kidney. This study aims to evaluate the current management of a single ectopic ureteral system with dysplastic multicystic kidneys at Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.Case Description: A 3-year-old girl was referred to the urology clinic of Sanglah General Hospital with chief complaint cloudy urinary since 1,5 years ago. Past medical history, the patient had a recurrent urinary tract infection with fever. Physical examination and laboratory findings were normal. However, an abdominal ultrasound showed a multicystic dysplastic kidney. VCUG showed vesicoureteral reflux grade V and ectopic ureter. Cystoscopy with retrograde pyelography and ureterorenoscopy showed an ectopic ureter opening was located in the proximal urethra above the external sphincter. Nephroureterectomy was performed. After the surgical procedure, the patient was treated and had no complaint. The patient was discharged from the hospital four days after surgery. Conclusion: The management of ectopic ureteral cases varies for each case. In this regard, the nephroureterectomy surgery performed in the case has provided good outcomes.Latar Belakang: Ureter ektopik merupakan suatu kondisi dimana ureter tidak masuk ke buli-buli pada tempat yang seharusnya. Insiden ureter ektopik 1:2.000 - 1:4.000 kelahiran pada populasi secara umum dengan perbandingan jenis kelamin perempuan lebih banyak daripada laki-laki, yaitu 6:1. Lebih dari 80% kasus ureter ektopik umumnya berhubungan dengan duplikasi sistem pelvis-ureter yang lengkap. Tetapi ureter ektopik juga dapat terjadi pada sistem pelvis-ureter tunggal, yang pada umumnya displastik atau fungsinya buruk, seperti pada keadaan ginjal multikistik displastik. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi manajemen terkini pada sistem tunggal ureter ektopik dengan ginjal multikistik displastik di RSUP Sanglah, Bali, Indonesia.Deskripsi Kasus: Seorang anak perempuan berusia 3 tahun dirujuk ke poliklinik urologi Rumah Sakit Sanglah dengan keluhan buang air kecil keruh sejak 1,5 tahun lalu. Riwayat penyakit dahulu, penderita mengalami infeksi saluran kemih berulang disertai demam. Hasil pemeriksaan fisik dan laboratorium normal. Hasil USG abdomen menunjukkan gambaran ginjal multikistik displastik, VCUG menunjukkan vesikoureteral refluks grade V dan ureter ektopik. Sistoskopi dengan retrograde pyelografi dan ureterorenoskopi menunjukkan muara ureter ektopik terletak di uretra proksimal di atas sfingter uretra eksterna. Lalu dilakukan tindakan nefroureterektomi. Setelah dioperasi, selama perawatan, pasien tidak memiliki keluhan. Pasien dipulangkan setelah empat hari perawatan.Kesimpulan: Tatalaksana pada kasus ureter ektopik bervariasi untuk setiap kasus. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut maka tindakan pembedahan nefrouretektomi yang dilakukan pada kasus tersebut telah memberikan luaran yang baik.
Urethroplasty is a surgical procedure to reconstruct urethral patency on urethral stricture. There are several options for repairing urethral stricture in general, one of the examples is using graft or flap for augmentation urethroplasty. The indications of augmentation urethroplasty with graft are bulbar or penile urethral stricture, risk of tension on urethral anastomosis, and stricture more than 1 cm. Graft is less reliable because it has to be revascularized, easier to harvest, on the other hand flap has generous blood supply, but it was time-consuming to collect and to dissect. In case of bulbar urethral stricture with intact corpus spongiosum, graft had more advantages rather than flap because the anatomy of the urethra moves proximally giving thicker and more robust ventrally, and makes the graft suitable on vascular bed. Plenty of sites can be used to harvest graft for urethroplasty, there are buccal mucosa, genital skin, extragenital skin, lingual mucosa, bladder mucosa, and colonic mucosal graft. Although the treatment of urethroplasty depends on the length and location of stricture until today the comparison between the use of graft and flap in urethroplasty is still controversy and under debate.Some studies reported higher success rates in grafts than flaps procedure, but only few studies showed statistically significant difference. However, grafts procedure is easier, less operative time, and less morbidity, therefore leading to satisfaction in most of the patients.
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