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Rare case with plethora of upper urinary tract anomalies associated with pelviureteric junction obstruction: a surgical challenge managed with robot assistance.

BMJ Case Reports 2019 January 29
The genitourinary system for reasons unknown is more likely to have birth defects than any other system. The anomaly of collecting system draining the kidney represent mystifying subset of congenital anomalies. Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is most common. Chronic obstruction can lead to stasis, urinary infection and stone formation in PUJO. Extrarenal calyces, which is characterised by presence of calyces and renal pelvis outside the renal parenchyma is one of the rare anomalies seen among the collecting system right gonadal vein drains into inferior vena cava. Its altered drainage into right renal vein is rarely seen and reported. Glut of these multiple anomalies in a single case is an extremely rare event. We hereby discuss a case of 40-year-old male patient with combination of all these anomalies and discuss the embryology, presentation and management.

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