OBJECTIVE To present our centre's experience in the surgical treatment of lithiasis in patients with horseshoe kidney. MATERIAL AND METHODS From October 2007 to March 2011 we treated 10 patients with renal lithiasis in their horseshoe kidneys. Retrospectively, we reviewed the symptoms, medical and surgical history, the characteristics of the stones (size, location, composition) and treatments...

A 65-year-old lady developed fever and right-sided abdominal pain. Her medical history included renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Infection of a cyst within her native right kidney or liver was suspected. Computed tomography of her abdomen and pelvis showed both native kidneys to be grossly enlarged and po...

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BACKGROUND Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma is a rare complication. While any of the constituent tissues of a teratoma has the potential to undergo malignant transformation, squamous cell carcinoma is the most commonly associated malignancy. Renal carcinoid tumors are rare and frequently associated with horseshoe kidney and renal teratoma. Renal teratoma rarely presents togeth...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in horseshoe kidneys with calculi. Materials and Methods: Between 1995 and 2005, we performed PCNL in 9 patients with horseshoe kidney. In 3 of them, there was a single calculus and the rest had multiple calculi in the pelvis and at least 1 in the calyxes. Ultrasonography, plain abdominal radiography, and in...

Abstract Introduction Horseshoe malformation is the most common form of fusion defects involving kidney, whereas Wilm's tumor primary malignant renal in children. The co-incidence these two pathologies gives off an incidence rate 0.48%. Case Report This a case two-year-old female who presented early life with multiple congenital anomalies including heart disease, bilateral aniridia, persistent ...

Introduction Bilateral extrarenal calyces, which are characterized by calyces and renal pelvis that lie outside the renal parenchyma, associated with variations of renal vessels is one of the rare anomalies of the collecting system. This variant may be associated with other variations of the urogenital system, like bifid kidney, ectopic kidney, horseshoe kidney and renal dysplasia. This could b...