A Case of Horseshoe Kidney with Multiple Renal Stones and Hydronephrosis.
- Author:
See Young AHN
;
Chung Chan KIM
;
Kil Won HA
;
Jae Heung CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
horseshoe kidney;
hydronephrosis
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Hydronephrosis*;
Kidney Calculi;
Kidney*;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1978;19(5):455-459
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Horseshoe kidney is a nonfatal anomaly of renal development characterized by fusion of one poles of both kidneys. Most clinical problems are caused by hydronephrosis and renal calculi. A case of horseshoe kidney with multiple renal stones and hydronephrosis in a 53 year-old woman is reported and literatures are reviewed. This case was diagnosed easily radiologically and treated successfully by pyelolithotomy & pyeloplasty.
