Horseshoe kidney and inferior vena cava duplication

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Horseshoe kidney with mild pelvicalyceal dilatation. Inferior vena cava duplication. No traumatic injury.

Case Discussion

There is a recognized association between these two rare variants.

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