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A Female with Right-Sided Thoracic Kidney with Bochdalek Hernia: A Case Report.
- Source :
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JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association [JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc] 2019 Nov-Dec; Vol. 57 (220), pp. 464-466. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The thoracic kidney is the rarest form of an ectopic kidney that usually present on the left thorax and twice more common in males. No case has been reported from Nepal and very few cases are reported worldwide. We report a 24 years-old female with right thoracic kidney with Bochdalek hernia diagnosed incidentally. We have included clinico-radiological and surgical findings of the case with a review of the literature. Keywords: Bochdalek hernia; ectopic kidney; thoracic kidney.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cholecystitis complications
Cholecystitis surgery
Cholecystolithiasis complications
Cholecystolithiasis surgery
Female
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital complications
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital surgery
Humans
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Urogenital Abnormalities complications
Urogenital Abnormalities surgery
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Cholecystitis diagnostic imaging
Cholecystolithiasis diagnostic imaging
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital diagnostic imaging
Herniorrhaphy
Incidental Findings
Kidney abnormalities
Urogenital Abnormalities diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1815-672X
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 220
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32335664