Preferred Label : laterally displaced ureter sign;
RADLEX synonyms : lateral displaced ureter sign;
Definition : Ureter is dilated and laterally displaced on an intravenous pyelogram. Typically suggests
ureteral duplication, even if second ureter is not visible; obstruction of second
ureter causes lateral displacement and dilation of both ureters, which reside in the
same sheath. May also suggest malignant neoplasm.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35338;
Associated condition(s)
Ureter is dilated and laterally displaced on an intravenous pyelogram. Typically suggests
ureteral duplication, even if second ureter is not visible; obstruction of second
ureter causes lateral displacement and dilation of both ureters, which reside in the
same sheath. May also suggest malignant neoplasm.
