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Subdiaphragmatic ectopic kidney: A case report


1 Dicle Üniversitesi Üroloji AD

2 Özel Batman Dünya Hastanesi Üroloji Kliniği

3 Dicle Üniversitesi Üroloji AD

4 Dicle Üniversitesi Üroloji AD


DOI :
New J Urol. 2015; 10 (1): 34-36

Abstract

Subdiaphragmatic ectopic kidney is a rare developmental anomaly. If ascent of the kidney to its vascular ladder so as to reach its adult subcos-tal retroperitoneal position is prolonged, this will cause the kidney to be partially in the thoracic ca-vity, which will press on the incompletely formed diaphragm, leading to a thin membranous diaph-ragm covering it. Here, we report a 22 year old female patient with a left subdiaphragmatic ec-topic kidney. On her physical examination there was only a mild blunt left lumbar pain. We aimed to discuss the features of congenital subdiaphrag-matic ectopic kidney and review of the literature.

Key Words: Kidney, Ectopic, Subdiaphragma


Abstract

Subdiaphragmatic ectopic kidney is a rare developmental anomaly. If ascent of the kidney to its vascular ladder so as to reach its adult subcos-tal retroperitoneal position is prolonged, this will cause the kidney to be partially in the thoracic ca-vity, which will press on the incompletely formed diaphragm, leading to a thin membranous diaph-ragm covering it. Here, we report a 22 year old female patient with a left subdiaphragmatic ec-topic kidney. On her physical examination there was only a mild blunt left lumbar pain. We aimed to discuss the features of congenital subdiaphrag-matic ectopic kidney and review of the literature.

Key Words: Kidney, Ectopic, Subdiaphragma