A bifid ureter originating from separate major calyx and renal pelvis with dual calyceal systems: a case report

Present case report describes a case of bifid ureter arising directly from separate calyces and renal pelvis of the kidney. Incomplete ureter duplication on the left side in a 78-year-old male cadaver was found during an anatomy class. These ureters converged in a Y-shaped pattern just above the lev...

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Published in:Anatomy & cell biology 2024, 57(3), , pp.476-480
Main Authors: Seu, Yuri, Park, Hyun Jin, Park, Jin Seo, Moon, Yong-Suk, Kim, Hongtae, Hur, Mi-Sun
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Language:English
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Summary:Present case report describes a case of bifid ureter arising directly from separate calyces and renal pelvis of the kidney. Incomplete ureter duplication on the left side in a 78-year-old male cadaver was found during an anatomy class. These ureters converged in a Y-shaped pattern just above the level of the anterior superior iliac spine. In the coronal section of the kidney, the anterior ureter arose from a renal pelvis that was divided into two major calyces in the lower two-thirds of the kidney. On the other hand, the posterior ureter was directly connected to a major calyx in the upper third of the kidney, without the formation of a renal pelvis. This anatomical variation has implications for diagnostic approaches, especially in the use of imaging techniques by urologists for the insertion of stents in the treatment of phyelonephritis.
ISSN:2093-3665
2093-3673
DOI:10.5115/acb.24.033