Transplantation of the horseshoe kidney can be performed en bloc or split into 2 grafts according to the vascular anomaly and the existence of the urinary collecting system in isthmus. From 2011 to 2014, there were 3 horseshoe kidney transplantations in Korea and transplantations were performed at 2 different centers. The transplantations were carried out successfully for all recipients without...

Hydronephrosis is a common finding in urinary tract outflow obstruction. Chronically obstructed hydronephrotic system may be associated with parenchymal changes. Ultrasound, intravenous urography, micturating cysto-urethrogram and scintigraphy are commonly performed to evaluate the cause of obstruction. In childhood, pelviureteric junction obstruction is a common cause of the hydronephrosis. Hy...

INTRODUCTION Horseshoe Kidneys are the most common renal fusion anomaly. When surgery is contemplated for renal-cell carcinoma in such kidneys, aberrant vasculature and isthmusectomy are the major issues to consider. We describe a case of a pure laparoscopic radical heminephrectomy with hand-sewn management of the isthmus for a 11 cm tumour in a horseshoe kidney. PRESENTATION A 47-year-old ma...

INTRODUCTION Horseshoe kidney is the most common fusion abnormality in the kidney and occurs in 1 per 400 people with the male female ratio of 2:1.(1) Duplication of renal collecting system is the most common upper tract anomaly with an incidence of 0.5-0.8%.(2) Unilateral duplication is six times more frequent than bilateral duplication, with equal incidence on right and left sides.(3) However...

Horseshoe kidney is the most common fusion anomaly of the kidney, with an incidence of approximately 0.25% of the general population.It is more frequently observed in males (M:F 2:1) [1]. Horseshoe kidneys are frequently associated with other congenital anomalies and uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) [1]. Horseshoe kidney is a renal fusion anomaly characterized by renal malrotation, va...

This is a report on a surgery performed in February, 1995 describing the donation of a living donor's horseshoe kidney used for renal transplantation. The recipient was a 31 years-old male on hemodialysis since 1994. The donor was the healthy 55 years-old father of the recipient who had an uncomplicated horseshoe kidney. The isthmus was perfused by an accessory artery. Via transperitoneal appro...

Among various organ malformations of man, those in the urinary system appear rather frequently, and the fused kidney, mostly appearing as the horseshoe kidney with the fusion of the lower pole, is common. The fused kidney appears in 1 of 400 subjects, twice as frequently in males as in females (Warkany, 19719. According to the reports on Japanese so far, the incidence ranges between 0.22 and 0....

Received July 2006 Accepted October 2006 INTRODUCTION Horseshoe kidney, first recognized at autopsy by DeCarpi in 1521, is a renal fusion anomaly found in about 0.25% of the population.(1) Malignancies are associated with this anomaly and adenocarcinoma comprises about 50% of tumors arising in the horseshoe kidney.(1) We report a case of renal cell carcinoma in a 66-yearold man and depict our e...

Horseshoe kidney is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause various technical problems during conventional repairs of abdominal aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with a horseshoe kidney, symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm and mild renal failure. The patient underwent endovascular repair using a bifurcated endoprosthesis. The postoperative was uneventful. We describ...