Karapepera V, Kofina K, Papatheodorou N, Effraimidou E, Karanikas M. Ectopic kidney injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.
J Surg Case Rep 2023;
2023:rjad065. [PMID:
36852341 PMCID:
PMC9960912 DOI:
10.1093/jscr/rjad065]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Ectopic kidney is a relatively uncommon anatomic variation that is usually detected incidentally in patients undergoing imaging for an unrelated reason. Most cases are asymptomatic and are often revealed by a complication; however, ectopic kidney is generally associated with higher risk of traumatic injury, urinary tract infection, renal calculi and other urologic conditions. We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with a post-traumatic renal laceration on a previously undiagnosed ectopic pelvic kidney, with successful conservative treatment.
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