A PICTORIAL REVIEW OF IMAGING FEATURES OF VARIOUS CONGENITAL URINARY TRACT ANOMALIES BY MDCT UROGRAPHY

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract can be the cause of adult-onset renal failure that currently have no specied cause, knowing the imaging ndings permit optimal patient management and thorough workup (1). CTurography provide good anatomic detail and diagnostic specicity in evaluating congenital anomalies of urinary tract (2). OBJECTIVE: To illustrate imaging features of various types congenital anomalies of the urinary tract by MDCTUrography pictorially. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Aprospective study done in the department of Radiology and Imaging, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal. Patients from adult age groups including men and women who came for MDCT Urography study for clinical work up of various clinical symptoms and diseases with imaging features of congenital anomalies are included in study and evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 6 patients with imaging features of congenital urinary tract anomalies noted and evaluated. Horseshoe kidney has been observed in two patients, duplex collecting system was seen in ve patients, bid collecting system in two patients, ureterocele in one patient. CONCLUSION: Despite advances in medical care and antenatal imaging many congenital anomalies of urinary tract still remain an important health problem many anomalies are undetected until patients present with various urinary tract related symptoms or evaluated other medical conditions. This review highlights the most common congenital anomalies of urinary tract that are encountered during MDCT urography examination.