A woman with recurrent urinary tract infections was found to have an extra set of ureters

A 35-year-old woman surnamed Yao suffered from recurrent urinary tract infections and low back pain. Recently, she sought medical treatment at the suggestion of a friend. After a computer tomography examination, it was found that Yao's body structure was abnormal, and her right kidney had an extra set of ureters than ordinary people. Yao Nu also said that about 8 or 9 years ago, she was diagnosed with structural abnormalities in the urinary system.

Recurrent urinary tract infection requires attention to body structure problems

After drug treatment, Yao Nu’s urinary tract infection problem improved, and she will be followed up regularly in the future. Although women have shorter urethras and are closer to the vagina and vagina, they are more susceptible to bacterial infections. However, repeated urinary tract infections may require attention to body structure problems.

Ye Zheting, a nephrologist at Nantou Hospital, said that the patient has an incomplete double urinary collection system on the right side. Although there are two sets of ureters, they will be merged together before being connected to the bladder. When the bladder is only There is one ureteral opening, which is a congenital abnormality of the urinary system, and the incidence rate is about 0.8% to 1%.

People with double sets of urinary collection systems may suffer from low back pain, hematuria and fever

Some people with double sets of urinary collection systems may suffer from obstruction of the urinary collection system Or stenosis, causing urine to be unable to be discharged smoothly, accumulating in the urinary system, causing water kidneys, and causing low back pain; some are due to crystal deposition causing urinary tract stones, resulting in hematuria and severe waist pain; others are due to bacteria easily Adhesion can lead to urinary tract infection and symptoms such as fever, chills, discomfort with urination, nausea and vomiting.

Dr. Ye Zheting suggested that patients usually go to the hospital for low back pain, hematuria, or urinary tract infection, and arrange ultrasound examination or intravenous renal pelvis photography or computed tomography to discover this special condition, and most people do not have obvious discomfort if they have no obvious discomfort. In fact, no active treatment is needed. People with double urinary collection systems should drink more water, more than 2,000 ml a day, and eat cranberries to prevent urinary tract diseases such as urinary tract infections and stones.

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