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Case Reports
. 2003;62(3):313-6.

Thoracic ectopic kidney in adults. A report of 2 cases

Andrzej Drop  1 , Elzbieta Czekajska-Chehab, Ryszard Maciejewski, Grzegorz J Staśkiewicz, Kamil Torres
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  • PMID: 14507076
Case Reports

Thoracic ectopic kidney in adults. A report of 2 cases

Andrzej Drop et al. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2003.

Abstract

Thoracic kidney is the rarest, usually asymptomatic type of kidney ectopia. 2 cases of thoracic kidney discovered incidentally through chest radiography are reported. In both patients renal function tests were normal and no further treatment was necessary. Ultrasonography and computed tomography studies performed for confirmation of the diagnosis are presented. An embryonic background of this abnormality is discussed.

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