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Herein, we report a 54-year-old female patient with a complex duplex kidney who had a history of multiple previous abdominal and renal surgeries, long-term oral warfarin anticoagulation, and concurrent recurrent urinary tract infections, renal abscess, and upper urinary tract stones. Following multidisciplinary team evaluation, traditional heminephrectomy was considered extremely high-risk; consequently, superselective renal artery embolization was performed as definitive treatment. The patient recovered uneventfully without major complications. At 12-month follow-up, all symptoms completely resolved, renal function remained stable, and no recurrence of infection or stones was observed. 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