title: Megacalycosis on duplex system upper moiety.
abstract: The authors report a rare case of megacalycosis located on a duplex system upper moiety, and analyse the problems related to its pathology, etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Università di Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cacciaguerra
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bagnara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Distefano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
mesh_terms: D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate