Horseshoe kidney

Case contributed by Heba Abdelmonem
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Screening after breast cancer.

Patient Data

Gender: Female
ct

CT demonstrates the kidneys to be fused at their lower pole, located abnormally inferiorly immediately below the inferior mesenteric artery. The renal hila are rotated anateriology. Features characteristic of a horseshoe kidney. 

Case Discussion

This CT was obtained as screening in a female patient with breast cancer. Abdominal CT illustrates a horseshoe kidney, which is a relatively common incidental finding. 

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