Thoracic ectopic kidney in adults. A report of 2 cases.

نویسندگان

  • Andrzej Drop
  • Elzbieta Czekajska-Chehab
  • Ryszard Maciejewski
  • Grzegorz J Staśkiewicz
  • Kamil Torres
چکیده

Thoracic kidney is the rarest, usually asymptomatic type of kidney ectopia. 2 cases of thoracic kidney discovered incidentally through chest radiography are reported. In both patients renal function tests were normal and no further treatment was necessary. Ultrasonography and computed tomography studies performed for confirmation of the diagnosis are presented. An embryonic background of this abnormality is discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Folia morphologica

دوره 62 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003