Burioka N, Tomita K, Sasaki T
Department of Internal Medicine, Nishitottori Byoin National Sanatorium, Tottori.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1991 Jul;29(7):921-4.
A rare case of intrathoracic kidney was reported. A 71-year-old female with no complaint presented for evaluation of an abnormal shadow in the left lung field. A routine chest roentgenograms showed a sharply outlined mass in the postero-medial portion of the left lung field. Computed tomography demonstrated left intrathoracic kidney with anomalies of rotation. Intravenous pyelography demonstrated a left high ectopic kidney with complete duplication of the renal pelvis and incomplete duplication of a ureter. The patient was diagnosed as left intrathoracic kidney with renal anomalies. The 79 cases of intrathoracic kidney reported in Japan were analyzed concerning their etiology.
报告了一例罕见的胸内肾病例。一名71岁无不适主诉的女性因左肺野异常阴影前来评估。常规胸部X线片显示左肺野后内侧部分有一个轮廓清晰的肿块。计算机断层扫描显示左胸内肾伴旋转异常。静脉肾盂造影显示左高位异位肾，肾盂完全重复，输尿管不完全重复。该患者被诊断为左胸内肾伴肾脏异常。对日本报告的79例胸内肾病例的病因进行了分析。
