Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation

A bilateral S-shaped kidney is a rare anomaly in which both the kidneys are in their normal position, in contrast to the commonly reported S-shaped fusion anomaly, in which the contralateral kidney crosses the midline to fuse with opposite kidney leaving the ipsilateral renal fossa empty. Here we pr...

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Main Authors: Nikhil Ranjan, Rana P Singh, Rohit Upadhyay, Vijoy Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2015;volume=31;issue=3;spage=264;epage=265;aulast=Ranjan
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spelling doaj-365d0c3597f64051a3ccff36939256392020-11-24T23:44:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Urology0970-15911998-38242015-01-0131326426510.4103/0970-1591.156926Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformationNikhil RanjanRana P SinghRohit UpadhyayVijoy KumarA bilateral S-shaped kidney is a rare anomaly in which both the kidneys are in their normal position, in contrast to the commonly reported S-shaped fusion anomaly, in which the contralateral kidney crosses the midline to fuse with opposite kidney leaving the ipsilateral renal fossa empty. Here we present the diagnosis and management of a case of bilateral S-shaped renal anomaly with associated left pelviureteric junction obstruction and nonfunctioning kidney and right renal stones. Left kidney was managed by open nephrectomy and right kidney by PNL.http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2015;volume=31;issue=3;spage=264;epage=265;aulast=RanjanBilateralrenal anomalyshaped
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author Nikhil Ranjan
Rana P Singh
Rohit Upadhyay
Vijoy Kumar
spellingShingle Nikhil Ranjan
Rana P Singh
Rohit Upadhyay
Vijoy Kumar
Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
Indian Journal of Urology
Bilateral
renal anomaly
shaped
author_facet Nikhil Ranjan
Rana P Singh
Rohit Upadhyay
Vijoy Kumar
author_sort Nikhil Ranjan
title Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
title_short Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
title_full Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
title_fullStr Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral s-shaped kidneys: A rare congenital malformation
title_sort bilateral s-shaped kidneys: a rare congenital malformation
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Urology
issn 0970-1591
1998-3824
publishDate 2015-01-01
description A bilateral S-shaped kidney is a rare anomaly in which both the kidneys are in their normal position, in contrast to the commonly reported S-shaped fusion anomaly, in which the contralateral kidney crosses the midline to fuse with opposite kidney leaving the ipsilateral renal fossa empty. Here we present the diagnosis and management of a case of bilateral S-shaped renal anomaly with associated left pelviureteric junction obstruction and nonfunctioning kidney and right renal stones. Left kidney was managed by open nephrectomy and right kidney by PNL.
topic Bilateral
renal anomaly
shaped
url http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2015;volume=31;issue=3;spage=264;epage=265;aulast=Ranjan
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