A patient with an unusual cause right lower quadrant pain and vomiting: pyelonephritis of an ectopic right kidney masquerading as acute appendicitis.
An adolescent female presented with one day of abdominal pain and clinical findings of acute appendicitis. CT scan revealed an ectopic right kidney with changes of acute pyelonephritis. This paper underscores the importance of imaging the right pelvis prior to surgical intervention in suspected cases of acute appendicitis in children.
Lossius
Michele N
MN
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Araya
Carlos E
CE
Henry
Dwayne D
DD
Neiberger
Richard E
RE