Complete duplication of collecting system in a horseshoe kidney presenting with recurrent urinary tract infections: report of an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly and review of literature.
We report the fifth case in the English literature of a horseshoe kidney with a complete ureteral duplication. Our case is unique in that the previous four cases occurred in the presence of a ureterocele, whereas our patient lacked this anomaly. Further, our patient was managed conservatively, whereas the previous four patients were managed with surgery.
Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Majid
M
Mirzazadeh
Kyle A
KA
Richards
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D009582:Nitrofurantoin