[MRI evaluation of a supernumerary kidney fused with a horseshoe kidney].
| Autor: | Nieto Parga A; Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, España. ang.nie.par@gmail.com, Villalón Ortega M, Barceló Obregón J, Vilanova Busquets JC |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Radiologia [Radiologia] 2010 Mar-Apr; Vol. 52 (2), pp. 171-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Feb 16. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rx.2009.12.004 |
| Abstrakt: | We present the case of a patient in whom a horseshoe kidney was discovered during US examination performed for abdominal pain. MRI confirmed this finding and also revealed a supernumerary kidney. The three kidneys were fused, with the supernumerary kidney forming the isthmus of the horseshoe kidney. Whereas horseshoe kidney is a relatively common renal malformation, a supernumerary kidney is one of the rarest renal malformations. The coexistence of these two malformations and especially the particular disposition of the supernumerary kidney is very rare. Knowledge of this malformation is interesting because it can lead to complications such as lithiasis, hydronephrosis, infections, and neoplasms and because it has important implications for surgical planning. (Copyright 2009 SERAM. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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