Supernumerary kidneys: a clinical and radiological analysis of nine cases

Supernumerary kidneys: a clinical and radiological analysis of nine cases

Abstract Background A supernumerary kidney (SK) is an additional kidney with its own capsule and blood supply that is not fused with the ipsilateral kidney (IK). Because individual case reports indicate a high morbidity rate, the aim of this retrospective study was a detailed analysis of this rare a...

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Main Authors: Peter Rehder, Rafael Rehwald, Julia M. Böhm, Astrid E. Grams, Alexander Loizides, Marco Pedrini, Jannik Stühmeier, Bernhard Glodny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Supernumerary kidneys
Computed tomography
Renal variants
Diagnostic imaging
Duplex kidneys
Ureter fissus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-019-0522-0

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