Japanese Journal of Radiology

, Volume 34, Issue 3, pp 181–193 | Cite as

Congenital anatomic variants of the kidney and ureter: a pictorial essay

  • M. R. Srinivas
  • K. M. Adarsh
  • Riya Jeeson
  • C. Ashwini
  • B. R. Nagaraj
Pictorial Essay
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Abstract

Congenital renal parenchymal and pelvicalyceal abnormalities have a wide spectrum. Most of them are asymptomatic, like that of ectopia, cross fused kidney, horseshoe kidney, etc., while a few of them become complicated, leading to renal failure and death. It is very important for the radiologist to identify these anatomic variants and guide the clinicians for surgical and therapeutic procedures. Cross-sectional imaging with a volume rendered technique/maximum intensity projection has overcome ultrasonography and IVU for identification and interpretation of some of these variants.

Keywords

Horseshoe kidney Renal agenesis Zinner’s syndrome Pancake kidney Intrathoracic ectopia 
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Conflict of interest

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Victoria HospitalBangalore Medical College and Research InstituteFort, BangaloreIndia

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