title: Lumbotomy for multicystic dysplastic kidney: A trap for the unwary.
abstract: This is a report of a case of multicystic dysplastic half of a horseshoe kidney (HSK) at surgery for multicystic kidney. During the surgery, through a lumbotomy approach, there was inadvertent injury to a lower polar artery and the pelvis of the normal contralateral half of the HSK, leading to a stormy postoperative course. This report emphasizes the need for accurate preoperative diagnosis before embarking on a lumbotomy, and also reviews the entity of multicystic dysplasia in one half of a HSK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, NRS Medical College and Hospital and Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: Biswanath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Soumen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mitra