Visakhapatnam, Feb. 14 -- Doctors at KIMS ICON Hospital have successfully treated a rare and complex kidney injury in a 17-year-old boy, detected incidentally following a road traffic accident.
The patient, Palle Ravichandra Kumar from the Anakapalli region, was admitted with abdominal pain after the accident.
Detailed clinical evaluation and advanced imaging revealed a Pelvi-Ureteric Junction (PUJ) avulsion, a complete disruption between the renal pelvis and the ureter, the hospital said in a statement here on Saturday.
What made the case exceptionally rare was that the injury occurred in a duplex kidney, a congenital condition where a single kidney has two separate urinary drainage systems.
Doctors noted that PUJ avulsion due to blunt...