Hermida Pérez JA, Bermejo Hernández A, Hernández Guerra JS, Sobenes Gutierrez RJ. [Horseshoe kidney, stone disease and prostate cancer: a case presentation].
Semergen 2013;
39:e79-82. [PMID:
24315083 DOI:
10.1016/j.semerg.2012.07.007]
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Abstract
The horseshoe kidney is the most common congenital renal fusion anomalies. It occurs in 0.25% of the population, or 1 in every 400 people. It is more frequent in males (ratio 2:1). The most observed complication of horseshoe kidney is stone disease, although there may be others such as, abdominal pain, urinary infections, haematuria, hydronephrosis, trauma and tumours (most commonly associated with hypernephroma and Wilms tumour). We describe a case of a male patient with horseshoe kidney, stone disease and adenocarcinoma of the prostate. One carrier of this condition who suffered a transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate was found in a review of the literature.
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