Intrathoracic kidney ? Diagnosis by ultrasound

Sumner, Thomas E.; Volberg, Frank M.; Smolen, Paul

doi:10.1007/bf00972436

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“…Most ectopic thoracic kidneys are located in the left hemithorax and most patients are males [20,24]. Our findings are in keeping with the literature.…”

Section: Being Investigated Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Recently, ultra sound was used to diagnose 1 case [24], and CT in 2 cases of right intrathoracic kidneys [10,12]. Thus, CT is also efficacious in excluding other diseases, such as intrathoracic meningocele [21,27], mediastinal lipomatosis, omental hernia, esophageal hiatus hernia [10], as well as defining other associated herniated viscera, if present.…”

Section: Radiological Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intrathoracic Kidneys: Report of 6 Cases and a Review of the Literature

Tm²,

Mg³

et al. 1988

Eur Urol

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“…Most ectopic thoracic kidneys are located in the left hemithorax and most patients are males [20,24]. Our findings are in keeping with the literature.…”

Section: Being Investigated Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Radiological Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Intrathoracic Kidneys: Report of 6 Cases and a Review of the Literature

Tm²,

Mg³

et al. 1988

Eur Urol

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“…In addi ti on, it can con firm le si ons of the pel vis and caly ces and re ve als exis ten ce of a di ap hrag ma tic her ni a. 8,9 In al most all re por ted ca ses, in tra ve no us urography has be en used as a ro u ti ne met hod to de termi ne the func ti on of the ec to pic kid ney. 5,7 In all ca ses, the kid ney is lo ca ted wit hin the tho ra cic ca vity and not in the ple u ral spa ce, which is al so tru e for our ca se.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Right Intrathoracic Kidney in An Adult: Case Report

Başal¹,

Göktaş²,

Oğuz³

et al. 2010

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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lthough ectopic kidney is a common abnormality, the displacement is usually downwards, towards, the pelvis, or medial. Upward displacement into the thoracic cavity is a much rarer finding, and most of the intrathoracic kidneys are found in males. About 50 cases have been reported in the literature. 1 A diaphragmatic hernia can be seen in 0.25% of cases. 2 In contrast to pelvic kidneys, intrathoracic kidneys are usually asymptomatic, and they are incidentally found on chest radiographs. In the ab- Case Report A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T In trat ho ra cic kid ney is a very ra re abno rmality and; only abo ut 50 ca ses ha ve be en repor ted in the li te ra tu re. Most of the re por ted ca ses are asym pto ma tic. We pre sent a ma le pa ti ent with in trat ho ra cic kid ney wit ho ut di ap hrag ma tic her ni a. A 24-ye ar-old man with fe ver, co ugh, and ma la i se comp la ints for the previous two days was ad mit ted to a dis trict hos pi tal's pul mo nary me di ci ne de part ment. The chest X-ray re ve a led that the right he mi di ap hragm was ele va ted. For further eva lu a ti on, com pu te ri zed to mog raphy was per for med and a right in trat ho ra cic kid ney was de tec ted. Sin ce the pa ti ent was ot her wi se he althy with a nor mal func ti o ning in trat ho ra cic kid ney, no me di cal in ter ven ti on was con si de red. Pe ri o dic fol low-up was plan ned. In trat ho ra cic kid ney may not ca u se any symptom and may func ti on nor mally even tho ugh it has a very long dis tan ce from the blad der. In trat ho ra cic kid ney sho uld be kept in mind in the eva lu a ti on of di ap hrag ma tic eleva ti on.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Choristoma; kidney Ö ÖZ ZE ET T İntratorasik böbrek çok nadir bir anomali olup dünya literatüründe sadece 50 vaka rapor edilmiştir. Bildirilen vakaların çoğu asemptomatiktir. Biz bu makalede diafragma hernisinin eşlik etmediği bir intratorasik böbrek olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık. İki gündür devam eden ateş, öksürük ve halsizlik yakınmaları olan 24 yaşındaki erkek hasta bir bölge hastanesinin göğüs hastalıkları bölümüne müracaat etmiştir. Çekilen akciğer grafisinde, diafragma sağ yarısında yükselme dışında patoloji saptanmayan hasta ileri tetkik amacıyla hastanemize sevk edildi. Hastanın hastanemizde çekilen kompüterize toraks tomografisinde sağ intratorasik böbrek saptandı. Hastanın sağlıklı olması ve intratorasik böbreğin fonksiyonlarının normal olması nedeniyle hastaya herhangi bir tıbbi tedavi uygulanmadı. Hasta belirli aralıklarla takip programına alındı. İntratorasik böbrek mesaneden oldukça uzak bir mesafede olsa da, herhangi bir yakınmaya neden olmayabilir ve normal fonksiyon gösterebilir. Bu anomali diafragma yükselmesinin değerlendirilmesinde akılda bulundurulması gereken bir durumdur.

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“…(3) Incidence is approximately 1 in 2,200-12,500 live births, they are seen with much greater frequency on the left hemithorax and associated to a normal diaphragm. Intra-thoracic kidney is a very rare finding representing less than 5% of all renal ectopias, (4)(5)(6)(7)(8) most are found in males and are asymptomatic.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Rare Presentation of Bochdalek Hernia

Arshad¹,

Hemanth²,

Dhanasekar³

et al. 2015

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Bochdalek Hernia is a congenital condition characterized by protrusion of the abdominal organs into the thorax through the posterior defect in the diaphragm. Chest computed tomography is an important and efficient tool in confirming the diagnosis. Intrathoracic kidney in Bochdalek hernia is uncommon, many a times it is confused with a thoracic mass. It is very rare in adult population. In this case, a 41 year old male who had Bochdalek hernia with a kidney in the left side of the thoracic region is presented.

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Intrathoracic kidney ? Diagnosis by ultrasound

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

Intrathoracic Kidneys: Report of 6 Cases and a Review of the Literature

Intrathoracic Kidneys: Report of 6 Cases and a Review of the Literature

Right Intrathoracic Kidney in An Adult: Case Report

A Rare Presentation of Bochdalek Hernia

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