Korean J Urol.
1987 Feb;28(1):133-135.
Intrathoracic Kidney: Report of A Case
- Affiliations
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- 1Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Intrathoracic ectopia denotes either a partial or a complete protrusion of the kidney above the diaphragm into the postecioc mediastinum and is a very rare developmental anomaly. The vast majority of patient with this anomaly has remained asymptomatic but discovered on routine chest radiographs. The diagnosis is made following a routine chest X-ray, lateral chest film and excretory urography. Herein we report a case of intrathoracic kidney which was found incidentally during the routine check-up and normal function of kidney.
