Thoracic kidney : A case report
Authors : M TOPSAKAL, T KARADENİZ, M BEKSAN, D BAŞAK
Pages : 41-42
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Publication Date : 1996-01-01
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Positional anomalies of the kidney are encountered with an increasing frequency in everyday practice but intrathoracic kidney is a rare form of renal ectopy. Although it does not require medical treatment the situation may draw attention in differential diagnosis of abnormal mediastinal mass. We describe a patient with left thoracic kidney.Keywords : Kidney abnormalities, ectopy, intrathoracic kidney, radionuclide imaging