Complications of horseshoe kidney.
A case of horseshoe kidney complicated by hydronephrosis, renal calculi, urinary infection, and tumor of the renal pelvis is reported. The incidence and etiology of the complications are discussed and the frequency of tumors in horseshoe kidneys described.
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*