Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature
We report the fifth case in the English literature of a horseshoe kidney with a complete ureteral duplication. Our case is unique in that the previous four cases occurred in the presence of a ureterocele, whereas our patient lacked this anomaly. Further, our patient was managed conservatively, where...
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| description | We report the fifth case in the English literature of a horseshoe kidney with a complete ureteral duplication. Our case is unique in that the previous four cases occurred in the presence of a ureterocele, whereas our patient lacked this anomaly. Further, our patient was managed conservatively, whereas the previous four patients were managed with surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f7d38d09a554148aef3b10f932bbe9e2025-02-03T01:22:30ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2011-01-01111591159610.1100/tsw.2011.143Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of LiteratureMajid Mirzazadeh0Kyle A. Richards1Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USADepartment of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USAWe report the fifth case in the English literature of a horseshoe kidney with a complete ureteral duplication. Our case is unique in that the previous four cases occurred in the presence of a ureterocele, whereas our patient lacked this anomaly. Further, our patient was managed conservatively, whereas the previous four patients were managed with surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.143 |
| spellingShingle | Majid Mirzazadeh Kyle A. Richards Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Complete Duplication of Collecting System in a Horseshoe Kidney Presenting with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Report of an Exceedingly Rare Congenital Anomaly and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | complete duplication of collecting system in a horseshoe kidney presenting with recurrent urinary tract infections report of an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly and review of literature |
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