Pelvic kidney

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

CT abdomen and pelvis performed for other reasons.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male

CT Abdomen and pelvis

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Axial renal
excretory phase
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Coronal renal
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Info

Left kidney is ectopic, lying in the pelvis, with a short ureter.

The differential for a pelvis sited kidney is post-transplantation.

Case Discussion

A pelvic kidney results from the absence of renal cranial migration, being usually unilateral and involving left kidney.

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