Duplex kidney

Organ
Kidneys
Region
Abdomen

Detectable on Scans

Whole BodyHead & TorsoTorso

About this Condition

A duplex kidney is a normal finding that you are born with.

It is where you have two separate collecting systems in a kidney instead of one and the drainage tube from the kidney (ureter) may also be partially or completeley duplicated.

There is a slight increase in likelihood of kidney stones (best seen by ultrasound or CT), as well as reflux of urine from the bladder, back into the kidney.