Visit from a Patient With Ectopic Ureter After Researching Symptoms on the Internet

Abstract

　　An 18-year-old woman with urinary incontinence, and genital rash since childhood visited our urological clinic after researching her symptoms online and learning they may be caused by ectopic ureter. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left ectopic ureter derived from a hypoplastic kidney in the retroperitoneal space, and the ectopic ureter opened directly into the vaginal canal. Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy was performed and she became continent soon after the operation.