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Renal ectopia is the presence of a kidney in a location other than the renal fossa. The intrathoracic kidney constitutes less than 5% of all the different types of renal ectopias. Complications include calculi, hydronephrosis, chronic kidney disease, varicocele, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, and rarely acute respiratory failure. We are presenting a typical case of an intrathoracic ectopic kidney.

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  1. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Dillibabu Ethiraj

  2. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, 7 Works Road, Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, Tamil Nadu, India

    Immanuel Judah Pandiaraj

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1 Dillibabu Ethiraj (DE)

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Ethiraj, D., Pandiaraj, I.J. Thoracic Ectopic Kidney. Indian J Surg 86, 255–256 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03835-8

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