Developmental anomalies of the kidney and ureter
Last revised by Jayanth Keshavamurthy on 4 Jun 2019
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Gaillard F, Keshavamurthy J, Knipe H, et al. Developmental anomalies of the kidney and ureter. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9895
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- Renal developmental anomalies
- Developmental renal anomalies
- Developmental ureter anomalies
Developmental anomalies of the kidneys and ureters are numerous and not only potentially render image interpretation confusing but also, in many instances, make the kidneys more prone to pathology:
- number
- fusion
- location
- pelvic kidney
- crossed renal ectopia (fused or unfused)
- abnormal renal rotation (renal malrotation)
- nephroptosis (floating kidney)
- intrathoracic kidney
- shape
- vasculature
- accessory renal arteries: common; present in ~30% of patients 1
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renal vein anomalies
- retroaortic or circumaortic left renal vein
- supernumerary renal veins
- collecting system
- duplex collecting system: most common (overall)
- bifid collecting system
- retrocaval ureter
Related pathology
References
- 1. Ronald J. Zagoria, Raymond B. Dyer, Christopher Brady. Genitourinary Imaging: The Requisites, Third Edition (2016) ISBN: 9780323057752
- 2. Reed Dunnick, Carl M. Sandler, Jeffrey H. Newhouse. Textbook of Uroradiology. 5th edition, 2013. ISBN: 9781451109160
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