Contralateral renal and ureteral displacement following flank incisional hernia.
A case is reported of contralateral displacement of the kidney and ureter due to a left flank incisional hernia following a simple nephrectomy for a staghorn calculus in a massively obese female. Two previously reported cases of pseudocrossed renal ectopia due to renal displacement from incisional hernias in obese females are reviewed.
D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*