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Pyelocaliceal diverticula are rare congenital malformations of the renal collecting system, with a small cavity being connected by a narrow channel to a calix or the renal pelvis, and both the diverticulum and the collecting channel are lined by transitional epithelium [1]. The incidence of this malformation as found on routine IVP studies is reportedly between 0.21% [2] and 0.45% [3]. No treatment is required unless symptoms from the most common complications of stone formation and infection occur [1].
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Thüroff, J.W., Alken, P. (1988). Stones in Caliceal Diverticula: Removal by Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. In: Jonas, U., Dabhoiwala, N.F., Debruyne, F.M.J. (eds) Endourology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73029-0_15
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