title: Horseshoe kidney with cysts and a single ureter: a case report.
abstract: Horseshoe kidney is the most common of all renal fusion anomalies, occurring in approximately 0.25% of the general population. Horseshoe kidney with only a single ureter is a rare anomaly. A 60-year-old man was admitted to hospital for routine health screening. His family history was negative for kidney diseases, and there was no abnormality in his physical examination. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an atypical horseshoe kidney with cysts and three-dimensional spiral CT reconstruction showed the presence of a single ureter. The patient has since been followed up for two years without any signs of clinical disease. We report a rare case of a patient with a horseshoe kidney with cysts and a single ureter that was diagnosed incidentally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Cascavel State University, Brazil. peres@certto.com.br
authors.forename: Luis Alberto Batista
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: José Roberto Leonel
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Sérgio Luiz
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bader
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021782:Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging