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Extrarenal Pyelocalyceal System
An extrarenal pyelocalyceal system is characterized by calyces and renal pelvis, which are not within the renal parenchyma. The pyelocalyceal system contacts only next to the papilla the renal parenchyma, the hilus is flat and wide. The extrarenal collecting system has usually no clinical significance.
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References
- Malament, M.; Schwartz, B. & Nagamatsu, G. R.
- Extrarenal calyces: their relationship to renal disease.
Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med, 1961, 86, 823-829
Deutsche Version: Extrarenales Kelchsystem