title: Trauma of an ectopic kidney. A case report.
abstract: Ectopic kidney is a rare pathology. It is usually misknown and often revealed by a complication. We report a case of a 30-year-old male patient who presented in emergency with a right thoraco-abdominal trauma and a benign head trauma. Injury evaluation revealed a right ectopic pelvic kidney with a grade IV laceration. Furthermore, there was a hepatic contusion in the sixth segment and a fracture of the ninth, tenth and eleventh right ribs. Therapeutic attitude consisted on a successful conservative and nonoperative treatment for both lesions. CT scan is of utmost importance in diagnosis. Management is the same as for normally positioned kidney.
authors.affiliation: Beau Séjour, Department of Surgery, Charles Nicolle's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed Aziz
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hani
authors.forename: Sataa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sallami
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ben Achour
authors.forename: Ayoub
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zoghlami
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Najah
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries