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Case Reports
. 2009:2009:638501.
doi: 10.1155/2009/638501. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

A patient with an unusual cause right lower quadrant pain and vomiting: pyelonephritis of an ectopic right kidney masquerading as acute appendicitis

Michele N Lossius  1 , Carlos E Araya, Dwayne D Henry, Richard E Neiberger
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Case Reports

A patient with an unusual cause right lower quadrant pain and vomiting: pyelonephritis of an ectopic right kidney masquerading as acute appendicitis

Michele N Lossius et al. Case Rep Med. 2009.

Abstract

An adolescent female presented with one day of abdominal pain and clinical findings of acute appendicitis. CT scan revealed an ectopic right kidney with changes of acute pyelonephritis. This paper underscores the importance of imaging the right pelvis prior to surgical intervention in suspected cases of acute appendicitis in children.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Right Lumbar Kidney. Transverse view of the pelvis reveals the ectopic right kidney. The collecting system is anterior from incomplete rotation of the kidney.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal view right ectopic kidney. The right kidney rests in the iliac fossa at the level of the aortic bifurcation.
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