Polycystic horseshoe kidney with ruptured Stanford type B aortic dissection: Case report

Abstract

60-year-old male patient presented to the emergency clinic complaining of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain with no remarkable medical history except hypertension and active smoking. The computed tomography (CT) revealed a Stanford Btype aortic dissection starting from the thoracic aorta to the iliac arteries and polycystic horseshoe kidneys with multiple cysts in the liver. Since polycystic horseshoe kidney and Stanford type B dissection of the thoracic aorta is rare, and no study showing coexistence in the literature was found. This is the first case report that reveals the association of these clinical findings and CT images in literature.