title: Congenital intrathoracic kidney in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: Intrathoracic kidney is a rare congenital anomaly. It appears as a posterior mediastinal mass on chest X-ray. Most cases are asymptomatic and are discovered accidentally. We present a 48-year-old male patient with intrathoracic kidney discovered during routine investigation for coronary artery bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Heliopolis Cardiac Centre, Cairo, Egypt. darwaz30@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Darwazah
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yosri
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods