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Thoracic left kidney: a differential diagnostic dilemma for thoracic surgeons
Y K Yalcinbas1, H Sasmaz, S Canbaz
1Cardiovascular Surgery Department and Thoracic Surgery, Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. yalcinbas@aol.com
Abstract:
We report a case of left thoracic kidney that was identified after a detailed workup for a left thoracic mass that appeared on a routine chest roentgenogram of a young adult. Intravenous pyelography and angiography clearly identified this rare anomaly. Anatomical features and clinical implications of this condition are presented.
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