Reverse U-shaped horseshoe kidney accompanied by gibbus deformity and spina bifida.
Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is the most common fusion anomaly of kidneys. Diagnosis of horseshoe kidneys is made by the demonstration of an isthmus or band of renal tissue between the lower poles of the kidneys. Connection between the upper poles of the kidneys is extremely rare. Several types of skeletal anomalies can be seen concomitantly with HSK. In our present case, where the patient was a 3-year-old male, the connection of renal tissue was located between the upper poles of the kidneys. Furthermore, there was an accompanying spina bifida and Gibbus deformity secondary to anterior hypoplasia of the T10 vertebral body.
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Yenisehir Campus, 63300, Şanlıurfa, Turkey. bozdoganerol@yahoo.com.
Erol
E
Bozdogan
Department of Pediatry, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Mahmut
M
Demir
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Yenisehir Campus, 63300, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Osman
O
Konukoglu
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Yenisehir Campus, 63300, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Ekrem
E
Karakas
D002675:Child, Preschool; D000069337:Fused Kidney / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
Gibbus deformity; Horseshoe kidney; Kyphosis