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Adult females presenting with renal colic and intermittent vaginal discharge are rare, especially when initial ureteroscopy is normal.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a 26-year-old woman with a one-week history of severe right flank pain, each episode accompanied by a small amount of clear, odourless vaginal discharge. She had undergone caesarean section four months earlier. Non-contrast computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance urography (MRU) were performed, followed by ureteroscopy and laparoscopic exploration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Non-contrast CT suggested a right duplex kidney with dilatation of the upper-pole ureter but could not identify the distal termination. MRU clearly demonstrated a complete right duplex system with a markedly dilated and tortuous upper-pole ureter that did not connect to the bladder; T2-weighted fat-saturated images showed the terminal ureter entering the vaginal region. Ureteroscopy revealed a normal-appearing ipsilateral ureteric orifice. Laparoscopy identified a 2-cm diameter ectopic ureter behind the broad ligament, with its distal opening into the vagina. Laparoscopic ligation of the ectopic ureter followed by ureteroneocystostomy resulted in complete resolution of symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In adult women presenting with renal colic and intermittent vaginal discharge, a duplex kidney with an ectopic ureter should be suspected even when ureteroscopy is normal. Non-contrast MRI combined with MRU is the best non-invasive imaging method for diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2026.1871517","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]],"date-time":"2026-06-23T06:12:18Z","timestamp":1782195138000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Ectopic ureter opening into the vagina in an adult with duplex kidney: a case report and literature review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Haigang","family":"Luo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Central Health Center of Daqiao Town","place":["Jiaxing, Nanhu District, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenting","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, College of Medicine, Jiaxing University","place":["Jiaxing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xianjun","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, College of Medicine, Jiaxing University","place":["Jiaxing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Bian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, College of Medicine, Jiaxing University","place":["Jiaxing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"W294","DOI":"10.2214\/AJR.14.12867","article-title":"MDCT And MR urogram spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract diagnosed in adulthood","volume":"205","author":"Surabhi","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am J Roentgenol"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"E554","DOI":"10.5489\/cuaj.2886","article-title":"Single ectopic ureteral orifice with bilateral duplicated renal collecting systems in an adult girl: diagnosis by magnetic resonance urography","volume":"9","author":"Tang","year":"2015","journal-title":"Can Urol Assoc J"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"523","DOI":"10.7863\/jum.1983.2.11.523","article-title":"Sonographic diagnosis of vaginal ectopic ureter","volume":"2","author":"Hantman","year":"1983","journal-title":"J Ultrasound Med"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"786","DOI":"10.1016\/S0090-4295(96)00323-8","article-title":"Type II ureteral triplication associated with ectopic ureter","volume":"48","author":"Engelstein","year":"1996","journal-title":"Urology"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"490","DOI":"10.1159\/000473017","article-title":"Lateralized lumbar pain during sexual intercourse. 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