Ureteric jet

Case contributed by Karen Machang'a
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Menorrhagia.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
ultrasound

Grey scale ultrasonography of the bladder demonstrates a burst of low-level echoes emitted from the VUJ into the bladder. A normal ureteric jet is seen on the Doppler ultrasound study.

Case Discussion

The case shows the normal urine efflux from the distal ureter into the urinary bladder known as ureteric jets.

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