Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2021)

Malrotation of an iliac ectopic kidney with pyelo-ureteral duplication: An incidental three-in-one congenital anomaly

  • Ibrahima Niang, MD,
  • Ndiaga Seck Ndour, MD,
  • Mamadou Ly, MD,
  • Abdourahmane Ndong, MD,
  • Ndeye Bigué Mar, MD,
  • Khadidiatou Ndiaye Diouf, MD,
  • Cheikh Tidiane Diop, MD,
  • Abdoulaye Dione Diop, Professor,
  • Sokhna Ba, Professor

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 3
pp. 524 – 527

Abstract

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Renal ectopia is a rare congenital anomaly that mostly occurs in the pelvic area. An ectopic kidney is usually associated with other anomalies such as a malrotation. We report the case of a 15-year-old male who consulted after a blunt abdominal trauma. A left iliac renal ectopia was incidentally discovered. This ectopic kidney was associated with a malrotation, and a pyelo-ureteral duplication. Iliac renal ectopia should be dissociated from other abdominal renal ectopias, and its association with other renal malformations should be further investigated.

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