Korean J Urol.
1994 Aug;35(8):912-914.
A Case of Ectopic Thoracic Kidney
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Chonnam University, Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- Ectopic thoracic kidney is an extremely rare developmental anomaly. Most cases are discovered incidentally on a routine chest roentgenogram. Since the ectopic thoracic kidney may be mistaken for a space-occupying lesion originating above the diaphragm, it is of clinical and diagnostic importance to the thoracic surgeon. We report a case of ectopic thoracic kidney that was diagnosed by chest roentgenogram, intravenous pyelogram, computerized tomogram, and aortogram.
