SUPERNUMERARY KIDNEY

Fused supernumerary kidney

A partially fused supernumerary kidney with bifid ureters was diagnosed in a 35-year-old female patient using ultrasound and triple-phased computed tomography (CT). The CT also revealed two separate renal arteries supplying each of the left kidney and multiple left renal veins, forming a common trunk to drain into the inferior vena cava. Supernumerary kidney is a rare congenital anomaly; fewer ...

Bilateral Supernumerary Kidney

A 28-year-old woman suffered from bilateral flank pain recently. She had a history of repeat urinary tract infection for more than 5 years. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities and laboratory workup showed urine leukocytosis. Intravenous urography demonstrated four collecting systems and four renal shadows (Fig. 1A). Voiding cystourethrography showed no vesicoureteric reflux. MRI conf...

Bilateral Supernumerary Kidney: A Very Rare Presentation

To our knowledge, bilateral supernumerary kidney is a very rare renal abnormality and there are five cases presented in the literature. It is difficult to diagnose supernumerary kidney and clinicians have not detected most cases preoperatively. Laboratory and imaging studies were acquired and carefully examined. The normal laboratory tests were found. Emergency ultrasonography was performed and...

Supernumerary Kidney With a Horseshoe Component☆

We report a case of supernumerary kidney consisting of 4 renal moieties and including a horseshoe kidney. A 40-year-old woman presented complaining of intermittent vague abdominal pain and heaviness for a few years. Ultrasonography of the urinary tract revealed 2 kidneys on the left side and horseshoe kidneys located distal to them. The right horseshoe kidney was of small size. Further imaging ...

Ectopic supernumerary kidney presenting as inguinal hernia.