Ectopic and Mal-rotated kidney with bilateral hydronephrosis – Case report
A. Omodan,
T. Ndayishimiye,
E. Muhawenimana
et al.
Abstract:INTRODUCTION: The term ectopic kidney is used to describe a kidney that is found in a place that is not its normal anatomic position while malrotation refers to the abnormal orientation of the kidney. These two are some of the congenital malformations that the kidney is predisposed to in its embryogenesis.CASE: The current findings were discovered during routine dissections in the Gross lab of the Human Anatomy Department of the University of RwandaA left ectopic kidney with a relatively larger than normal siz… Show more
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