Ureterovesical junction obstruction

What it means

Blockage at the level of the bladder and the ureter caused by stenosis of the ureteral valves or failure of a narrow juxtavesical ureteral segment to dilate due to segmented fibrosis or localized absence of muscle.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category