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Twelve kidneys which had a non-obstructed duplication anomaly on excretory urography were studied sonographically. Ten of the twelve kidneys had a single central renal sinus echo complex; only two kidneys had a split sinus complex typical of duplication. Sonography is not a reliable technique to identify a nonobstructed duplication anomaly.
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Horgan, J.G., Rosenfield, N.S., Weiss, R.M. et al. Is renal ultrasound a reliable indicator of a nonobstructed duplication anomaly?. Pediatr Radiol 14, 388–391 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02343425
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02343425