Drooping lily sign (ureter)

Last revised by Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉ on 16 Jul 2018

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Niknejad M, Weerakkody Y, et al. Drooping lily sign (ureter). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12770

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12770

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/12770

rID:

12770

Article created:

8 Jan 2011, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

16 Jul 2018, Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohammadtaghi Niknejad had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

kidney, ureter

Synonyms:

Drooping lily appearance

The drooping lily sign is a urographic sign in some patients with a duplicated collecting system. It refers to the inferolateral displacement of the opacified lower pole moiety due to an obstructed (and unopacified) upper pole moiety.

The similarity to a lily is further strengthened by the small number of calyces the lower pole moiety has.