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. 2019 Oct 17;19:93. doi: 10.1186/s12894-019-0522-0

Table 2.

Anatomical details of the 9 patients with supernumerary kidneys

No. Supernumerary kidney Contralateral kidney Ipsilateral kidney Artery Vein Ureter Complications
Side Size (cm) Localization Urologic Genital Other
1 right 3.0 × 2.1 × 1.9 Dorsal of the bladder Left, normal Right, normal Internal Iliac Internal Iliac Seminal vesicle Concrements in SK without function
2 left 1.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 Ventral of the upper pole of the left kidney Right, normal Left, normal (Ureter fissus) Aorta Caval vein

Orifice in ureter of normal IK

(Ureter fissus)

Concrements in SK
3 right 3.7 × 3.2 × 1.5 Cranial of the right kidney Right, normal Right, normal Aorta Caval vein

Orifice in ureter of normal IK

(Ureter fissus)

4 right 8.5 × 8.1 × 6.5 Dorsal of the bladder, median and paramedian Left, normal Right; reflux; pyelonephritis; removed Internal Iliac Internal iliac Bladder Hydronephrosis IV in SK; Pyelonephritis in SK and IK
5 right 2.9 × 2.0 × 2.0 Dorsal of the bladder; cranial of the seminal vesicle Left, normal Right; pelvic kidney Internal Iliac Internal iliac Seminal vesicle 6 lumbar vertebrae; Cleft of 6th vertebrate body arc
6 right 9.4 × 7.6 × 7.5 Dorsal and cranial of the bladder, median and paramedian Left, normal Right; pelvic kidney; cirrhosis of the kidney Internal Iliac Internal iliac Bladder Hydronephrosis IV in SK; cirrhosis of IK Cleft of 5th vertebrate body arc
7 right 9.3 × 6.6 × 4.2 Caudal of the right kidney Left, normal Right, normal Aorta Caval vein Orifice in ureter of IK (Ureter fissus) Hydronephrosis IV in SK
8 left 6.7 × 5.2 × 6.2 Cranial of the left kidney Right, normal Cirrhosis of the kidney; kidney stones Aorta Caval vein Orifice in ureter of IK (Ureter fissus) Hydronephrosis IV in SK; cirrhosis of IK; kidney stones in common stem of ureter fissus
9 left 12.2 × 8.8 × 8.9 Caudal and lateral of the left kidney Right, normal Left; pelvic kidney Internal Iliac Internal Iliac Bladder (caudal) Hydronephrosis IV in SK; ipsilateral indirect inguinal hernia Cleft of 5th vertebrate body arc

Abbreviations: DD Differential diagnosis, IK Ipsilateral kidney