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Association of triplex kidney and ureterocele is out of ordinary. Treatment of such patients usually implies heminephrureterectomy of the upper moiety. We report a case of a saved function of the upper moiety after minimal invasive surgical procedure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>5-year old girl complained for continuous wetting. Examination revealed 3 - segmented left kidney with pelvi-ureteric dilation of the upper moiety, IV grade vesicoureteral reflux in the upper moiety, cervical ectopic ureteral orifice of the upper moiety and a commune ureteral orifice of the lower segments.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>An endoscopic laser dissection of ureterocele was performed. Drainage of the upper moiety of triplex kidney was restored. Examination 18\u2009months later showed no wetting and infection symptoms. Pelvi-ureteric dilation of the upper moiety and cavity of ureterocele decreased to minimal. Grade of vesicoureteral reflux decreased to I.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Minimal invasive elimination of obstruction of the upper moiety of triplex kidney was successful and led to regress of vesicoureteral reflux, urinary incontinence and let to avoid heminephrectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12894-020-00625-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,13]],"date-time":"2020-05-13T10:04:03Z","timestamp":1589364243000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Kidney triplication with ectopic ureterocele: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"I. 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