[Complete ureteral triplication--an anatomic rarity].
BACKGROUND
Ureteral duplications are a common malformation of the urinary tract. A complete triplication however, is very rare.


METHODS
We report the case of a 26-year-old female patient admitted because of a septic disorder. Sonographic examination revealed right-sided hydronephrosis. A CT scan confirmed the rare anatomic abnormality of a ureter triplex. One of the three ureters was an obstructed mega-ureter. The dilated renal pelvis was punctured and pus drained. After clinical recovery of the patient, complete resection of the obstructed megaureter and the non-functional moiety was performed.


CONCLUSIONS
This case illustrates an extraordinarily rare malformation of the urinary tract and describes an approach for treatment.
Reichenbach-Klinke
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Klinikum Kempten-Oberallgäu, Urologische Abteilung. ekkehard.reichenbach-klinke@klinikum-kempten.de
Menninger
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D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*