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DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)41506-0
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Intrathoracic Kidney: A Case Report with a Review of the World Literature

Abstract: We report a case of a right intrathoracic kidney and review the literature. The possible etiologies of intrathoracic kidneys are discussed.

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“…1 Intrathoracic kidneys are usually asymptomatic and most reported cases represent an incidental finding on a chest radiograph. 2 The abnormality is found more commonly on the left (62%) than the right side (36%) and is rarely bilateral (2%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…1 Intrathoracic kidneys are usually asymptomatic and most reported cases represent an incidental finding on a chest radiograph. 2 The abnormality is found more commonly on the left (62%) than the right side (36%) and is rarely bilateral (2%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 Males (63%) are affected more frequently than females (37%). 1 Although a thoracic kidney may have a deformed shape, abnormal rotation, an elongated ureter, a high origin of renal vessels, and medial deviation of the lower pole of the kidney, it is usually fully functional. [3][4][5] Pfister-Goedeke and Brunier 4 classified the thoracic kidneys into 4 groups: thoracic renal ectopia with closed diaphragm, eventration of the diaphragm, diaphragmatic hernia (congenital diaphragmatic defects or acquired hernia such as Bochdalek hernia), and traumatic rupture of the diaphragm with renal ectopia.…”
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“…accentuates the importance of including ectopic kidney in the differential diagnosis of a diaphragmatic or thoracic mass [1,2]. Improper evaluation could lead to the interpretation of a renal mass to be a neoplasm, resulting in unnecessary thoracotomy.…”
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“…An intrathoracic kidney is mostly discovered as a posterior mediastinal or juxtadiaphragmatic "mass" by chest radiograph. Sonography [1,4] and/or intravenous urography [1][2][3] allow differentiation from other significant lesions. thus avoiding surgery or biopsy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%