GIANT HYDRONEPHROSIS IN A PELVIC KIDNEY
Rasolohery H., Ranoharison H. D., Razafindraibe K. A.* and Ahmad A.
ABSTRACT
Pelvic ectopic kidney associated with giant hydronephrosis in children
is rare. Clinically the pelvic ectopic kidney is usually asymptomatic or
revealed by urinary symptoms. The diagnosis is easily made on an
ultrasound scan. We report an atypical case of pelvic ectopic kidney
with giant hydronephrosis that was discovered as a pelvic mass and for
which the abdominal-pelvic ultrasound revealed a pelvic pseudotumor.
The diagnosis was confirmed only by the CT scan. The aim of this case
report is to show that particular diagnostic approach and to assess the
radiological characteristics of that rare anatomical variant.
Keywords: pelvic ectopic kidney, giant hydronephrosis, pseudotumor, abdominopelvic ultrasound.
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