Choi Jiyoung, Lee Heechun, Lee Youngwon, Choi Hojung
College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
J Vet Med Sci. 2012 Oct;74(10):1373-5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.12-0060. Epub 2012 Jun 5.
Simple ectopic kidney was diagnosed in three dogs by means of radiography and ultrasonography. A 2-year-old castrated male Schnauzer, a 13-year-old female Schnauzer and a 9-year-old male Jindo were referred with vomiting, hematuria and ocular discharge, respectively. In all three dogs, oval-shaped masses with soft tissue density were observed in the mid to caudal abdomen bilaterally or unilaterally, and kidney silhouettes were not identified at the proper anatomic places on abdominal radiographs. Ultrasonography confirmed the masses were malpositioned kidney. The ectopic kidneys had relatively small size, irregular shape and short ureter but showed normal function on excretory urography.
