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Case Report of a Pelvic Crossed Fused Renal Ectopic Kidney
Emily Simonds1, Joe Iwanaga2,3,4, Shogo Kikuta4
1Seattle Science Foundation.
Abstract:
Herein we present a case of a horseshoe kidney with crossed fused renal ectopia. Both of these pathologies are congenital anomalies; however, to date, there are few cases that present with both. In this case, discovered during routine dissection, the fused kidney was mostly left-sided and very low in the pelvis. No renal artery arose from the right wall of the abdominal aorta, and the right renal vein drained into the lower part of the inferior vena cava (IVC) where the right and left common iliac veins joined. It is essential for clinicians and surgeons to understand these types of congenital anomalies, as they could impact patient care.
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