title: Prenatal diagnosis of ectopic intrathoracic kidney in a fetus with a left diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Intrathoracic renal ectopia as a result of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare congenital anomaly. We present a case in which the prenatal diagnosis of an ectopic intrathoracic kidney was made on routine anatomical survey at 28 weeks' gestation. Color doppler sonography imaging revealed the renal artery coursing into the infant's thorax and was consistent with CDH, but fetal MRI suggested an intact diaphragm. However, neonatal evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of intrathoracic kidney with posterior CDH, which was repaired without complication. In contrast to diaphragmatic hernia with liver or bowel herniation, infants with intrathoracic ectopic kidneys generally do well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health System, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA.
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cornfeld
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stiller
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D055815:Young Adult