Darwazah Ahmad K, Yosri Ahmad
Heliopolis Cardiac Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
J Card Surg. 2011 Mar;26(2):172-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01198.x. Epub 2011 Feb 7.
Intrathoracic kidney is a rare congenital anomaly. It appears as a posterior mediastinal mass on chest X-ray. Most cases are asymptomatic and are discovered accidentally. We present a 48-year-old male patient with intrathoracic kidney discovered during routine investigation for coronary artery bypass surgery.
胸腔内肾是一种罕见的先天性异常。在胸部X线片上表现为后纵隔肿块。大多数病例无症状,是偶然发现的。我们报告一例48岁男性患者,在冠状动脉搭桥手术的常规检查中发现胸腔内肾。