Thoracic kidney. A report of 2 cases.
Thoracic kidney is extremely rare; there are two types--traumatic and congenital--which are illustrated. One patient had been in a motor vehicle accident and sustained injury to the diaphragm and the congenital representation was found in an asymptomatic patient with a hiatus hernia. Both displaced kidneys were left in situ.
Karusseit
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Department of Surgery, University of Pretoria.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013909:Thorax