Rahim Tayeb A, Mittal Pardeep
Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, USA.
Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Apr 14;12(4):e7669. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7669.
Crossed fused renal ectopia and the presence of a supernumerary kidney are both rare congenital variants that are often asymptomatic but may be associated with other developmental anomalies. Here we present a case of a 20-year-old male with a known diagnosis of crossed fused renal ectopia as well as a history of imperforate anus and tethered spinal cord treated in infancy. He presented to the emergency room with symptoms of flank pain, and a noncontrast computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 4-mm stone in the distal left ureter. CT scan also revealed that the patient's right kidney was not crossed and fused to the left kidney as previously believed, but rather it was crossed and fused to a supernumerary kidney abutting the inferomedial aspect of an orthotopic left kidney. This is a unique example of two rare coexisting renal anomalies not previously detected on a nuclear medicine renal scan and serial renal ultrasounds obtained earlier in the the patient's life.
交叉融合肾异位和额外肾的存在都是罕见的先天性变异,通常无症状,但可能与其他发育异常有关。在此,我们报告一例20岁男性病例,该患者已知诊断为交叉融合肾异位,且在婴儿期有肛门闭锁和脊髓栓系病史并接受过治疗。他因胁腹疼痛症状就诊于急诊室,非增强计算机断层扫描(CT)显示左输尿管远端有一枚4毫米结石。CT扫描还显示,患者的右肾并非如先前认为的那样与左肾交叉融合,而是与一个额外肾交叉融合,该额外肾邻接正常位置左肾的内下侧。这是一个独特的例子,显示了两种罕见的并存肾异常,此前在患者早年进行的核医学肾扫描和系列肾脏超声检查中均未检测到。