Childhood retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with a horseshoe kidney: a case report.
The case of a 12-year-old girl with retroperitoneal fibrosis and a horseshoe kidney is presented. This is a relationship that has not previously been described. An in-depth review of the literature of childhood retroperitoneal fibrosis is undertaken with accompanying discussion on the etiology, symptoms, pathology, radiographic findings, treatments and prognosis of the disease.
Smith
D R
DR
Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
Watson
D D
DD
Walker
J M
JM
Zimmer
W D
WD
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology