Unilateral triplication of the collecting system in a horseshoe kidney.
We report on complete unilateral triplication of the collecting system and ureters in a patient with a horseshoe kidney. One of the ureteral segments was obstructed and the patient presented with urosepsis. To our knowledge, such a malformation has not been described previously.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications