aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

Unilateral:

  • lumen:
    • calculi

  • wall:
    • ureterocoele
    • stricture
    • malignancy

  • external:
    • blood vessel
    • lymphadenopathy

Bilateral:

  • congenital:
    • strictures
    • valves

  • acquired:
    • bladder neck hypertrophy
    • prostatic hypertrophy or malignancy
    • urethral stricture
    • phimosis