Ahmed A H, Khanam A, Begum S, Khaleque A, Alam M R
Department of Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mymensingh Med J. 2011 Jan;20(1):151-4.
Intra thoracic kidney is a rare congenital anomaly. Pathologically thoracic renal ectopia is due to eventration of the diaphragm. Usually symptoms appear in infancy and rarely in adult with respiratory problems and with organ involved. This only patient presented with left sided chest pain and abdominal discomfort at the age of 52 years having repeated previous similar attack in the department of Cardiology. Chest X ray and ultrasonography of whole abdomen was done along with other routine investigations, which reveals an ectopic and elevated left kidney. Five percent of the renal ectopia is intrathoracic kidney. It usually is symptomatic in infantile age but adult presentation is also found.
胸内肾是一种罕见的先天性异常。病理上胸内肾异位是由于膈肌膨出所致。通常症状在婴儿期出现，在成人中很少见，表现为呼吸问题及器官受累。该唯一患者52岁时出现左侧胸痛和腹部不适，此前在心脏病科有过类似发作。进行了胸部X线检查、全腹部超声检查及其他常规检查，结果显示左肾异位且位置升高。肾异位中有5%是胸内肾。它通常在婴儿期有症状，但也有成人发病的情况。
