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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  7, Issue 3, Sept - Dec 2016, Pages 333-335
 

Case Report

Malrotated Ectopic Kidney

B.A. Joshi*, Sridhar Suresh*, Arjun C.*, Shivakumar**

*Post Graduate, **Professor, Department of General Surgery, MVJH, Hoskote, Bangalore, India.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.7316.23

Abstract

 Ectopic kidney is a congenital defect where kidney is in unusual anatomical position. An ectopic kidneyis often associated with increased incidence of stone formation as a result of stasis because of altered geometry of urinary drainage[1]. Diseases in ectopic kidney may present diagnostic problems and excised mistakenly as an unexplained mass[2]. It can present with chronic urinary symptoms or mass per abdomen.This needs detailed evaluation and effective intervention to prevent loss of kidney.

Keywords: Ectopic Kidney; Urinary Tract Anomalies; Hydronephrosis; Unascended Kidney.


Corresponding Author : B.A. Joshi*