Pelvic kidney: a rare cause of obstetrical obstruction.
This case report presents a patient with a pelvic kidney. The child was delivered by caesarean section because of obstruction of the birthcanal. A relation with amyoplasia congenita in the newborn is presumed. The literature of the pelvic kidney and its implications in pregnancy is reviewed.
Zwertbroek
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital De Weezenlanden, Zwolle, Netherlands.
Ter Brugge
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D000328:Adult; D001176:Arthrogryposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology