Preferred Label : curlicue ureter sign;
Definition : Ureter makes a loop on an intravenous urogram or retrograde urogram, suggesting ureteral
hernia. If loop is vertical, hernia is in the scrotal, inguinal, or preinguinal region;
if horizontal, hernia is in the sciatic foramen.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35132;
Associated condition(s)
Ureter makes a loop on an intravenous urogram or retrograde urogram, suggesting ureteral
hernia. If loop is vertical, hernia is in the scrotal, inguinal, or preinguinal region;
if horizontal, hernia is in the sciatic foramen.
