[Horseshoe kidney rupture].
BACKGROUND
We report a rare case of horses-hoe kidney trauma.


METHODS
67 years old man with a horseshoe kidney, which presented a fracture of the isthmus after falling.


RESULTS
The diagnosis was made by IV contrast CT scan. He underwent exploratory laparotomy due to hemodynamic instability and radiologic findings on the CT scan.


CONCLUSIONS
The rupture of a horseshoe kidney is a rare injury. CT scan is the test of choice to classify the degree of injury. Depending on the patient's hemodynamic stability and the findings on the CT scan the options are conservative orimmediate surgical treatment.
Heredero Zorzo
Oscar
O
Department and Chair of Urology, Salamanca University Clinic Hospital, Salamancam, Spain. oscarheredero@hotmail.com
Palacios Hernandez
Alberto
A
Eguiluz Lumbreras
Pablo
P
Herrero Polo
Manuel
M
Gomez Zancajo
Victoriano Ramón
VR
Garcia Garcia
Miguel Angel
MA
Diaz Alferez
Francisco Jose
FJ
Urrutia Avisrror
Manuel
M
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture