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Renal Duplication Anomalies

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Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician

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Complete renal duplication is a condition in which there are two discrete renal moieties each with its own renal pelvis and ureter. The incidence of ureteral duplication in unselected autopsy series is 0.8 %. Most duplication anomalies are uncomplicated, do not result in clinical problems, and do not merit urological consultation. However, if the duplication anomaly is associated with an upper pole moiety ectopic ureter or ureterocele or lower pole moiety vesicoureteral reflux or ureteropelvic junction obstruction, urological consultation is recommended. Clinically relevant duplication anomalies are seen twice as commonly in females, with no side predilection. There is a genetic predisposition to renal duplication anomalies, as 1/8 of parents or siblings of an affected child are similarly afflicted.

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  1. Department of Urology, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1H 8L1

    Michael Leonard M.D., F.R.C.S.(C)

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Correspondence to Michael Leonard M.D., F.R.C.S.(C) .

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  1. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    Ronald Rabinowitz

  2. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    William C. Hulbert

  3. Chesapeake Urology, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA

    Robert A. Mevorach

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Leonard, M. (2014). Renal Duplication Anomalies. In: Rabinowitz, R., Hulbert, W., Mevorach, R. (eds) Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-243-8_4

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