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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 9:23:97-98.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.01.001. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Right supernumerary kidney: A rare entity

Manjeet Kumar  1 , Girish Kumar  1 , Kailash Barwal  1 , Pamposh Raina  1
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Case Reports

Right supernumerary kidney: A rare entity

Manjeet Kumar et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

The supernumerary kidney especially on right side is a rare diagnosis. Only few case reports are documented in literature. We report a case of Right supernumerary kidney with partial fusion of right accessory kidney to upper kidney.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Coronal reconstruction of contrast enhanced CT shows Two Kidneys in right lumbar region with partial fusion.
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Fig. 2
3 D reconstruction of contrast enhanced CT In arterial phase shows the right Supernumerary kidney with artery arising from abdominal aorta at L3 vertebra level whereas renal artery of upper kidney arising from L1-L2 level.
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Fig. 3
3 D reconstruction of contrast enhanced CT in excretory phase showing right supernumerary kidney with lower kidney renal pelvis rotated anterolateral with joining of both ureters.
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