A bifid ureter originating from separate major calyx and renal pelvis with dual calyceal systems: a case report
- Author:
Yuri SEU
1
;
Hyun Jin PARK
;
Jin Seo PARK
;
Yong‑Suk MOON
;
Hongtae KIM
;
Mi-Sun HUR
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Anatomy & Cell Biology 2024;57(3):476-480
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
