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drooping lily sign


appearance of renal pelvis with duplicated collecting system

  • upper pole moiety obstructs, becomes hydronephrotic
  • ==> compresses lower-pole moiety and pushes it downward

see also: Weigert-Meyer rule


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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