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Ectopic kidney injury due to blunt abdominal trauma
Vaia Karapepera1, Konstantinia Kofina1, Nikolaos Papatheodorou1
11st University Surgical Department, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece.
Abstract:
Ectopic kidney is a relatively uncommon anatomic variation that is usually detected incidentally in patients undergoing imaging for an unrelated reason. Most cases are asymptomatic and are often revealed by a complication; however, ectopic kidney is generally associated with higher risk of traumatic injury, urinary tract infection, renal calculi and other urologic conditions. We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with a post-traumatic renal laceration on a previously undiagnosed ectopic pelvic kidney, with successful conservative treatment.
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