A Case of Intrathoracic Kidney in an Adult.
- Author:
Dae Geon LIM
1
;
Hee Seung HWANG
;
Yeun Sik JANG
;
Young Min LEE
;
Yang Wook KIM
;
Joo In KIM
;
Yeong Hoon KIM
;
Kweon Sik MIN
;
Sung Hyup CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of medicine Pusan Paik Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ectopic kidney;
Intrathoracic kidney
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Cholecystitis;
Female;
Humans;
Kidney*;
Middle Aged;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
1997;16(1):151-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intrathoracic kidney is a very rare congenital anomaly in development of the kidney. It was firstly described by Mikulics in 1922. More than 130 cases were reported in the world. Most of the patients have no clinical problem and discovered incidentally in chest X-ray. We have experienced a case of intrathoracic kidney in a 48-year-old female who was admitted due to recurrent calculous cholecystitis. Intrathoracic mass lesion was noted in the plain chest film and confirmed as intrathoracic kidney by chest computed tomography and intravenous pyleography. We report a case of intrathorcic kidney with brief review of literature.
