
Ectopic kidney | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年9月28日 · An ectopic kidney, also known as renal ectopia, is a congenital renal anomaly characterized by the abnormal location of one or both of the kidneys. They can occur in several forms: cross fused renal ectopia ectopic thoracic kidney pelvic kidn...
Pelvic kidney | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年1月1日 · Pelvic kidneys, sometimes known as a sacral kidney, are kidneys that are fixed in the bony pelvis or across the spine and are an anatomic variant 1. Epidemiology Pelvic ectopia is seen in 1 in 2,100-3,000 autopsies. It is considered the most co...
Crossed renal ectopia | Radiology Reference Article
2024年6月24日 · Absent kidney in its respective renal fossa. On careful examination, it is seen on the opposite side in the lumbar or iliac region. CT. Demonstrates the kidney in its ectopic location in the contralateral retroperitoneal space. The detail of the collecting system is beautifully illustrated with delayed phase imaging.
Ectopic thoracic kidney | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
2025年1月7日 · Ectopic intrathoracic kidney is an anomaly where one kidney resides in the chest rather than retroperitoneally 1. The etiology of ectopic intrathoracic kidney may be blunt injury, diaphragmatic abnormalities, or congenital developmental anomaly 2. …
Intrathoracic kidney | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2022年12月25日 · Thoracic ectopic kidney is rare with male predominance and incidence of 1/10,000 ectopic kidneys. Left-sided intrathoracic kidney is more common 3. Clinical presentation. Intrathoracic kidneys are usually asymptomatic, however in symptomatic patients presenting symptoms include pneumonia, dyspnea, and cough 3. Pathology
Ectopic ureter | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年7月3日 · An ectopic ureter is a congenital renal anomaly that occurs as a result of abnormal caudal migration of the ureteral bud during its insertion to the urinary bladder. Normally the ureter drains via the internal ureteral orifice at the trigone of the urinary bladder .
Crossed fused renal ectopia | Radiology Reference Article
2025年1月9日 · In a crossed fused renal ectopic kidney, complications such as nephrolithiasis, infection, and hydronephrosis approaches ~50%. History and etymology. In 1654, Dominicus Panarolus was the first who described cross-fused renal ectopia. See also. horseshoe kidney. pelvic kidney. malrotated kidney
Nephroptosis | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年3月31日 · Nephroptosis, also known as floating/wandering kidney or ren mobilis, refers to the descent of the kidney more than 5 cm or two vertebral bodies when the patient moves from a supine to upright position during IVU 1,2. Displacement can also occur medially across the midline, so-called medial nephroptosis 8,9.
Developmental anomalies of the kidney and ureter
2025年2月10日 · supernumerary kidney. fusion. horseshoe kidney: most common. cross fused renal ectopia. pancake kidney. supernumerary kidney. location. pelvic kidney. crossed renal ectopia (fused or unfused) abnormal renal rotation (renal malrotation) nephroptosis (floating kidney) intrathoracic kidney. shape. persistent fetal lobulation. hypertrophied column ...
Supernumerary kidney | Radiology Reference Article
2022年2月27日 · Most of the supernumerary kidneys are on the left and usually caudal to the native kidney. Mostly the accessory kidney is smaller in size with reduced excretion. The evaluation may be done by ultrasound, IVU, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies like DMSA and DTPA scans. Ultrasound is useful in morphological characterization whilst the rest may ...