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'''Ectopic kidney''' describes a [[kidney]] that is not located in its usual position ([[Ectopia (medicine)|ectopia]]). |
'''Ectopic kidney''' describes a [[kidney]] that is not located in its usual position ([[Ectopia (medicine)|ectopia]]). This condition results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the [[Pelvic cavity|true pelvis]] or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the [[thorax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/ectopic-kidney.htm|title=Ectopic Kidney - Renal Ectopia - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications|date=18 March 2015|work=Medindia|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref> |
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It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.<ref name="titleEctopic Kidney">{{cite web |url=http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/ectopicKidney/index.htm |title=Ectopic Kidney |accessdate=2007-12-01 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608141057/http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/ectopicKidney/index.htm |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.<ref name="titleEctopic Kidney">{{cite web |url=http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/ectopicKidney/index.htm |title=Ectopic Kidney |accessdate=2007-12-01 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608141057/http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/ectopicKidney/index.htm |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 18 October 2024
| Ectopic kidney | |
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| Other names | Renal ectopia |
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| Ectopic crossed fused kidney in a fetus approx. 34 weeks | |
| Specialty | Nephrology |
Ectopic kidney describes a kidney that is not located in its usual position (ectopia). This condition results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the true pelvis or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the thorax.[1]
It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ectopic Kidney - Renal Ectopia - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications". Medindia. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Ectopic Kidney". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
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