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Ultrasound and computed tomographic images are described in a patient who underwent renal transplantation and presented with hydronephrosis and partial ureteral obstruction secondary to herniation of the transplant ureter into a left inguinal hernia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of herniation of a transplanted ureter in the inguinal canal resulting in or exacerbating ureteral obstruction.
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Furtado, C.D., Sirlin, C., Precht, A. et al. Unusual cause of ureteral obstruction in transplant kidney. Abdom Imaging 31, 379–382 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-005-0044-y
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