A Case of Horseshoe Kidney with Single Renal Stone and Hydronephrosis.
- Author:
Ja Hyun KOO
1
;
Sung Moo KIM
;
Sang Ju LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Busan Armed Forces General Hospital. Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
horseshoe kidney;
hydronephrosis
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hydronephrosis*;
Kidney*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1982;23(2):251-254
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The horseshoe kidney is one of the most common type of fusion anomaly and a non fatal anomaly of renal development. It is characterized by fusion of either the upper or the lower poles of the kidneys. We report a case of horseshoe kidney with renal stone and hydronephrosis in a 24 year old man and the literatures are reviewed.
