Blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter

Czech version

Authors: Alexandra Kunčaková ^1,2; Tomáš Klimas ³; Milan Král ⁴; Zbyněk Tűdős ³
Authors‘ workplace: LF UP v Olomouci ¹; Radiodiagnostické oddělení, Nemocnice AGEL Valašské Meziříčí a. s. ²; Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN Olomouc ³; Urologická klinika LF UP a FN Olomouc ⁴
Published in: Ces Urol 2025; 29(1): 43-44
Category: From Urological Practice in Pictures
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/cccu2025006

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