Congenital Thoracic Ectopic Kidney associated with Diaphragmatic Hernia in a 15-month-old Boy.
10.3339/jkspn.2014.18.2.106
- Author:
Eu Jeen YANG
1
;
Yeon Jun JEONG
;
Pyoung Han HWANG
;
Dae Yeol LEE
;
Min Sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. children@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intrathoracic kidney;
Diaphragmatic hernia
- MeSH:
Child;
Diagnosis;
Hernia, Diaphragmatic*;
Humans;
Infant*;
Kidney*;
Male;
Radiography;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology
2014;18(2):106-110
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Congenital thoracic ectopic kidney is a very rare developmental disorder and the rarest type of ectopic kidney. This condition is usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally on routine chest radiography. Most cases of thoracic ectopic kidney develop in adulthood and during the neonatal period, and congenital thoracic ectopic kidney rarely develops in children. Most patients are asymptomatic, and the treatment depends on the diagnosis. Herein, we report a rare case of ectopic thoracic kidney associated with a diaphragmatic hernia in a 15-month-old male infant, who presented with periodic severe irritability. The thoracic ectopic kidney was detected as a mass in the right base of the chest on routine chest radiography.
