Crossed renal ectopia. Correlative imaging.
Anatomic variants of the kidneys are often noted during renal scintigraphy and other imaging studies. These conditions have a variable effect on overall renal function and can cause confusion, both clinically and on initial imaging. The authors describe a case of unfused, crossed renal ectopia in an elderly woman that appeared to be an abdominal mass and was subsequently evaluated by computed tomography, ultrasound, and scintigraphy.
Jolles
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Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
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Purnell
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate