Polycystic horseshoe kidney.
Horseshoe kidney is a renal fusion anomaly during embryogenesis. The reported incidence of horseshoe kidney varies from 1 in 400 to 1 in 1,800 live births (commonly quoted 1 per 400) [Wilson and Azmy 1986]. Adult polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disorder with autosomal-dominant transmission. Its incidence is approximately one in every 1,000-5,000 cases [Levine et al. 1997]. Polycystic horseshoe kidney is a very rare occurrence with incidence ranges of 1 in 134,000 to 1 in 8,000,000 cases [Brum et al. 1997]. We add another case to the literature.
Caglar
K
K
Department of Nephrology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Kibar
Y
Y
Tahmaz
L
L
Tekin
A
A
Yenicesu
M
M
Vural
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology