Horseshoe adrenal gland

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 30 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Venkatesh M, Bell D, Shah V, et al. Horseshoe adrenal gland. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25434

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25434

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25434?iframe=true

rID:

25434

Article created:

25 Oct 2013, Manchikanti Venkatesh

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At the time the article was created Manchikanti Venkatesh had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

30 Jul 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

stub, cases

Synonyms:

Butterfly adrenal gland
Fused adrenal gland
Midline adrenal gland

A horseshoe adrenal gland is a very rare anomaly. It is also sometimes referred to as a butterfly, fused or midline adrenal gland.

It is a solitary adrenal gland that is present in the midline of the fused portion either passing between the aorta and the inferior vena cava or posterior to the aorta ⁴.