Bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstructions in newborn identical twins.
Identical twin black females were born with bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstructions. Dismembered pyeloplasties performed in the neonatal period have apparently been successful. Although a tendency for bilaterality is more frequently reported in early infancy, the authors are unaware of a similar occurrence reported in identical twins.
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery