Thoracic Kidney Associated with Partially Intrathoracic Spleen: CT and MRI Findings

Demirpolat, Gülgün; Güney, Bünyamin; Savaş, Recep; Alper, Hüdaver

doi:10.1016/s1477-6804(02)00019-5

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“…3 The incidence of complications such as calculi or infection is not increased unlike other types of renal ectopia. 2,5 The ipsilateral ureter is usually elongated and not ectopic.…”

Section: Figure 2 Ct Scan With Coronal Reconstruction Showing Left Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2,3 Most cases are asymptomatic and discovered as incidental finding during the evaluation of a suspected mass on chest radiography or at thoracotomy. 1,3 Intravenous Urography(IVU), ultra sonography, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enable differentiation from other juxtadiaphragmatic masses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2,3,5,6 Renal ectopy in general is a relatively common entity (1 in 900 patients). The ectopic kidney may be pelvic, iliac, abdominal, thoracic, contra lateral, or crossed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is believed to be due to delayed closure of the diaphragm or accelerated ascent of the kidney. 2,3,5,6 Not much information on thoracic kidney is available in our part of the world. We are therefore presenting this case to add to the knowledge already available in our part of the world.…”

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Left thoracic kidney: A rare finding at intravenous urography

Mensah¹,

Forson²

2011

Ghana Medical Journal

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“…3 The incidence of complications such as calculi or infection is not increased unlike other types of renal ectopia. 2,5 The ipsilateral ureter is usually elongated and not ectopic.…”

Section: Figure 2 Ct Scan With Coronal Reconstruction Showing Left Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2,3,5,6 Renal ectopy in general is a relatively common entity (1 in 900 patients). The ectopic kidney may be pelvic, iliac, abdominal, thoracic, contra lateral, or crossed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Left thoracic kidney: A rare finding at intravenous urography

Mensah¹,

Forson²

2011

Ghana Medical Journal

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“…Renal ectopia is anomaly of urinary system found in 1 out of 900 patients [1,2]. intrathoracic kidney is rarest type of renal ectopia.…”

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Thoracic kidney: a case Report

Rajkumar¹,

Maurya²,

Singh³

et al. 2016

Int J Med Res Rev

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Intrathoracic kidney is rarest type of renal ectopia, which is usually found in males and at left side. Here kidney is situated within the thoracic cavity, not in the pleural space.It occurs due to accelerated ascent of the kidney or delayed closure or maldevelopment of the pleuroperitoneal membrane during intrauterine development of embryo.Intravenous Urography (IVU), ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are performed to confirm the diagnosis. Fortunately patients with this anomaly are generally asymptomatic. A case of 73 year woman is presented here having right thoracic kidney. Patient was having neither symptoms related to renal pathology nor abnormal renal function tests. Slides of Computed tomography study are presented here, which confirmed the diagnosis, with review of literature about intrathoracic kidney.

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