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[Unilateral renal agenesis associated with pelvic renal ectopy]
J A González Mediero1, J García, A Tinajas Saldaña
1Servicio de Urología del Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, España.
Objective:
To describe a rare case of right renal agenesia and left pelvic ectopy. To our knowledge, only 10 such cases have been reported in the world literature.
Methods:
A 76-year-old male patient who consulted for irritative prostatic syndrome is described. Patient evaluation included IVP and CT.
Results:
IVP revealed the absence of the right kidney in addition to an anomalous position of the left kidney. The foregoing findings were confirmed by CT.
Conclusion:
This uncommon congenital anomaly is essentially asymptomatic and is generally diagnosed in infants through its complications. In the case described herein, however, this anomaly had been incidentally detected during IVP and CT assessment of a 76-year-old patient who had consulted for irritative prostatic syndrome.