title: Supernumerary kidney laparoscopically treated.
abstract: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract are part of a family of diseases with different anatomical origins. Duplicated collecting systems can be defined as a renal unit containing 2 pyelocalyceal systems associated with a single ureter or with double ureters. The supernumerary kidney is a definitive accessory organ with its own collecting system, blood supply, and distinct encapsulated parenchima. The true incidence of supernumerary kidney remains unknown, but most cases are in males, are unilateral and on the left side. We present a case of an adult woman with a hypoplastic supernumerary kidney with a complete ureteral duplication and an ectopic junction. The case has been laparoscopically treated. We demonstrate that a laparoscopic nephro-ureterectomy is feasible and that the management of the complication (urinoma and fistula) can be managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologico Ostetriche e Scienze Urologiche, Università di Roma "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Innocenzi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alfarone
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ravaziol
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cattarino
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Minisola
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentilucci
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sciarra