title: Management of an iatrogenic injury in a crossed ectopic kidney without fusion.
abstract: Crossed renal ectopia is a condition in which a kidney is located on the side opposite of its ureteral insertion. Ninety percent of crossed ectopic kidneys are fused to their ipsilateral uncrossed renal unit. Crossed renal ectopia without fusion is rare, with only 62 patients reported in the literature to date. These kidneys may suffer iatrogenic injury during an unrelated surgical intervention. The injury, unless self-limiting, may necessitate the removal of the ectopic kidney. We present a unique case of a dual injury, renal as well as ureteric, in a crossed ectopic kidney without fusion that was successfully managed without surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Mir Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Satyadip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Soumendra Nath
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karmakar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries
keywords: Acute renal injury; Congenital abnormalities; Urogenital abnormalities