Al-Saqladi Abdul-Wahab M, Akares Saleh A
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2015 Mar;26(2):349-54. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.152509.
Intrathoracic kidney (ITK) is an extremely rare congenital anomaly, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on chest radiography. Diagnosis in children is less frequent than in adults. It affects males more than females and is more common on the left side. Symptoms can be present if it is associated with diaphragmatic defect, herniation of abdominal contents or respiratory compromise. We report a case of a three-year-old boy with right ITK, diagnosed incidentally by chest radiography during treatment of lower respiratory tract infection and confirmed by chest computerized tomography scan.
胸内肾（ITK）是一种极其罕见的先天性异常，通常无症状，常在胸部X线检查时偶然发现。儿童中的诊断比成人少见。男性受累多于女性，且左侧更为常见。如果与膈肌缺损、腹腔内容物疝出或呼吸功能不全相关，则可能出现症状。我们报告一例3岁男孩患有右胸内肾，在治疗下呼吸道感染期间经胸部X线检查偶然诊断，并经胸部计算机断层扫描证实。
