Discussion Horseshoe kidney was first recognised during a necropsy by DeCarpi in 1521, but Botallo in 1564 provided the first description and illustration of a horseshoe kidney. Horseshoe kidneys are believed to result from the median fusion of metanephric tissue due to mechanical forces. However studies have suggested that abnormal fusion of tissue associated with the parenchymatous isthmus of...

Two patients with renal pelvic stone in a horseshoe kidney who underwent a percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) are presented. Case 1 was a 36-year-old man with a 20 x 12 mm right renal pelvic stone in a horseshoe kidney. Case 2 was a 47-year-old man who had been followed up at our clinic for a horseshoe kidney and was found to have a 15 x 10 mm left renal pelvic stone. We found that percutaneo...

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 ...

Discussion Horseshoe kidney was first recognised during a necropsy by DeCarpi in 1521, but Botallo in 1564 provided the first description and illustration of a horseshoe kidney. Horseshoe kidneys are believed to result from the median fusion of metanephric tissue due to mechanical forces. However studies have suggested that abnormal fusion of tissue associated with the parenchymatous isthmus of...

Experience with horseshoe kidney transplantation is limited. Horseshoe kidney may be underutilized for transplantation because of the greater incidence of vascular and other associated urological anomalies. Nowadays, owing to a greater number of patients waiting for a kidney donation and to a shortage of organs donated, more suitable organ acceptance criteria have been formulated. The aim of th...

Discussion Horseshoe kidney was first recognised during a necropsy by DeCarpi in 1521, but Botallo in 1564 provided the first description and illustration of a horseshoe kidney. Horseshoe kidneys are believed to result from the median fusion of metanephric tissue due to mechanical forces. However studies have suggested that abnormal fusion of tissue associated with the parenchymatous isthmus of...

Discussion Horseshoe kidney was first recognised during a necropsy by DeCarpi in 1521, but Botallo in 1564 provided the first description and illustration of a horseshoe kidney. Horseshoe kidneys are believed to result from the median fusion of metanephric tissue due to mechanical forces. However studies have suggested that abnormal fusion of tissue associated with the parenchymatous isthmus of...

A 17 years unmarried female presented to Gastroenterology Department of our hospital for nonspecific symptoms of epigastric pain. The Ultrasonographic examination of the patient revealed triple kidney with horseshoe anomaly. She was then referred to us for further evaluation. We further proceed with Intravenous Urography (IVU) which demonstrated a bilateral duplex system in a asymmetrical horse...

OBJECTIVES Fusion and rotation anomalies are among the most common anomalies of the kidneys especially the horseshoe kidneys that have abnormal mixtures of malrotation, ectopia and fusion. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in horseshoe kidney and malrotation kidney is challenging. We report PCNL in 10 horseshoe kidneys and 4 kidneys with congenital malrotation. MATERIAL AND METHOD PCNL was ...