Prompt Diagnosis Ends An Eight-Year-Old Girl’s Medical Mystery
Chennai, 26 April, 2025 Kauvery Hospital, R adial Road, performed a one-of-its-kind Bil ateral Intravesical Reimplantati tation surge ry on an eight-year-old girl.
Who endured years of constant discomf ort due to distressing urinary incontinence and has finally found relief.
Diagnosed with a rare condition called ecto pic ureter, her recovery today stands as a testament to the power of perseverance, compassionate care, and thorough clinical expertise.
An ectopic ureter is a congenital condition in which the tube that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder, known as the uret er, opens outside the bladder instead of con necting to it properly. This might result in aberrant urine drainage, which can cause symptoms like inco ntinence, especially in females.
Since infancy, the child had been suffering from continuous dribbling of urine, leaving her dependent on diapers both da y and ni ght. Despite multiple attempts to find a sol ution over the years and her condition being misattributed to recurrent urinary tract inf ections and vulvovaginitis, she continued to battle the physical discomfort of constant wetness, severe skin excoriations, and the emotional pai n of isolation and stigma.
The child’s journey took a hopeful turn whe n she came under the care of Dr. San geeth a, Senior Consultant, Paediatric Nephrolog ist at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road. During a detailed clinical evaluation, a crucial obse rvation—continuous urinary leakage from th e urethra—guided the team toward the susp ected diagnosis of ectopic ureter, a rare co ngenital ano maly where the ureter does not connect to the bladder in the typical positio ion.
Further investigations, including ultrasoun d, MR urogram, and cystoscopy, provided critical insights into the child’s condition. T he confirmation of the diagnosis paved the way for surgical correction. Under the expe rt hands of Dr. Raghul M, Consultant, Paedi atric Surgery, the child underwent a bilater ral intravesical ureteric reimplantation sur gery.
The transformation post-surgery has be en nothing short of remarkable. After ye ars of battling incontinence, the young g irl is now continent during both day and night, able to comfortably hold urine for up to two hours—an achievement that o nce seemed imposs sible. She now embra ces life with renewed confidence and jo y.
“Ectopic ureter, though rare, can be a hidde n cause of persistent urinary incontinence, especially in young girls,” explain ed Dr. San geetha. “In this case, a detailed history and clinical examination helpe d us finally unco ver the root cause and offer her a chance at a normal, happy childhood.”
Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, is a leading healthcare institution offering advanced t reatments and surgical interventions in ne urology, cardiology, women and child wellne ss, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, joint re construction, urology, nephrology and other specialities. With a dedicated team of expe rts and state-of-the-art medical facilities w ith 250+ beds comprising 50+ critical care beds, 20+ N ICU beds, 7+ operation theatr es, advanced Cath labs, cutting-edge neuro diagno stic equipment like 3T MRI and 4K + 3D neuro microscope, transplant facilities a nd 24/7 dialysis unit, it provides world-clas ass medical care to patients from around th e globe.