Horse Shoe Kidney
Jayesh Vasudev Trivedi*
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000148
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- Head of Department and Professor of Medicine, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, India
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Jayesh V Trivedi, Head of Department and Professor of Medicine, Gujarat Adani Institute of medical science, Bhuj, Gujarat,
India
Received: June 12, 2017 Published: June 26, 2017
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Abstract
Horse shoe kidney is Ren Arcuatus (Latin word) means renal
fusion or super kidney. The incidence is 1 in 600 patients. It is a
conginital disorder where both kidneys get fused in the center
below inferior mesenteric artery and in front of spine. It is common
in men than woman. Fused part of kidney is known as Isthmus.
When it occurs in female it is associated with Turners syndrome
and its incidence is 15%.It may be associated with left sided inferior
venacava.
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ISSN: 2574 -1241
