[A case of bilateral ureteral triplication].
Ureteral triplication is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary tract, although ureteral duplication is rather common. Bilateral ureteral triplications are even rare anomalies. A five-year-old girl with a history of urinary tract infection and episodes of fever and lower abdominal pain was admitted to our hospital for further examination of microscopic hematuria. An excretory urogram (IVP) revealed bilateral 3 pelves and ureters, and cystoscopic examination showed 2 ureteral orifices on each side. Both sides of bilateral ureteral triplications in our case belonged to type B of Smith's classification. Ureteral triplication was first reported by Wraný in 1870. Since then 84 cases have been reported and among them 3 cases had bilateral ureteral triplications. In this article, the classification and the development of ureteral triplication are reviewed briefly.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology