急性肾盂肾炎揭示一种罕见的马蹄肾形式：一例病例报告。

Acute pyelonephritis revealing an exceptional form of horseshoe kidney: A case report.

作者信息

Jdaini Ahmed, El Moudane Anouar, El Farhaoui Hammou, Kouiss Youssef, El Alaoui Anass, Barki Ali

机构信息

Department of Urology, Mohammed VI University Medical Center, Mohammed The First University Oujda, Morocco.

出版信息

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Aug;109:108607. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108607. Epub 2023 Aug 2.

DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108607

PMID:37542882

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10428105/

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The horseshoe kidney is a malformation of the upper urinary tract where the kidney is U-shaped. This condition results the fusion of the lower poles of the right and left kidneys on the midline.

CASE PRESENTATION

We report a case of pyelonephritis revealing a rare form of horseshoe kidney with fusion of the lower pole of the right kidney with the upper pole of the left kidney, initially treated with urine drainage.

DISCUSSION

Multiple etiological conditions may contribute to the development of a horseshoe kidney, in particular: the genetic/chromosomal predisposition, intrauterine environment and structural factors affecting kidney development and migration.

CONCLUSION

Horseshoe kidneys reveal a veritable range of anatomical and embryological peculiarities, always suspect pyelonephritis on a horseshoe kidney in the presence of febrile abdominal pain in a patient with malformations.

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