[Adult renal polycystosis as the causal entity of an intercostal hernia containing an intestinal loop: an unusual clinical case].
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of adult renal polycystosis causing intercostal hernia with intestinal segment. To our knowledge, no such case has been previously reported in the literature.


RESULTS
Diagnosis was by abdominal CT. Treatment was by bilateral nephrectomy and surgical repair of the diaphragmatic and intercostal hernia.


CONCLUSIONS
Surgery is indicated in adult renal polycystosis if kidney size causes gastrointestinal involvement and above all, if the lungs are compromised by the intercostal diaphragmatic hernia.
Serrano Pascual
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario de Guadalajara, España.
Fernández González
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I
Gonzalez-Peramato Gutiérrez
P G
PG
García Cuerpo
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E
Rodríguez Peña
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D
Lovaco Castellano
F
F
D000368:Aged; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed