A rare case: Congenital thoracic ectopic kidney with diaphragmatic eventration

Arslan H., Aydogan C., Orcen C., Gonullu E.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, cilt.66, sa.3, ss.339-341, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.339-341
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diaphragm eventration, Congenital, Thoracic ectopic kidney, CT
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Thoracic ectopic kidney is a rare developmental anomaly that is the least frequent one among all forms of ectopic kidneys. The condition is generally asymptomatic. If a kidney image is missing on one side in renalor pelvic region in sonographic examination, the possibility of thoracic ectopic kidney should be taken into consideration. For final diagnosis, chest radiography and thorax computerised tomography should be obtained. We herein report a rare case of intra-thoracic kidney accompanied by diaphragm eventration.