Presentation
Left flank pain.
Patient Data
Age: 18 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Incomplete left renal duplex collecting system
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Intravenous urography shows left renal duplex collecting system with mild bilateral fullness probably due to mild UPJO. Bilateral ureters appear normal and urinary bladder shows smooth margins without obvious filling defect our out pouching.
Case Discussion
A duplex collecting system is one of the most common congenital renal tract abnormalities; characterized by an incomplete fusion of upper and lower pole moieties and may be complicated by vesicoureteric reflux, obstruction or ureterocele.