Khurram Ruhaid, Ahmadi Faisal, Poonawala Raunak, Yasin Ahmad Samim
Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
University of Sheffield Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
BJR Case Rep. 2021 Jan 28;7(3):20200188. doi: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200188. eCollection 2021 May 1.
A horseshoe adrenal gland is a rare congenital anomaly found almost exclusively in neonates and infants based on autopsy studies. It is a term used to describe a solitary adrenal gland situated in the midline, posterior to the inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta. To date, in the literature, there have been very few cases documented in adults and they have also been reported to be associated with other co-existing intra-abdominal, vascular and vertebral congenital anomalies. We describe a rare case of an asymptomatic adult patient who was incidentally found to have a horseshoe adrenal gland as well as a Type 1 diastematomyelia.
马蹄形肾上腺是一种罕见的先天性异常，根据尸检研究，几乎仅在新生儿和婴儿中发现。该术语用于描述位于中线、下腔静脉和腹主动脉后方的单个肾上腺。迄今为止，文献中记录的成人病例非常少，并且据报道这些病例还与其他并存的腹腔内、血管和脊柱先天性异常有关。我们描述了一例罕见的无症状成年患者，该患者偶然发现患有马蹄形肾上腺以及1型脊髓纵裂。
