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Bilateral supernumerary kidneys: Incidental finding in a three-month-old infant

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Supernumerary kidney (SNK) is a rare congenital anomaly with fewer than 100 cases reported in the English literature. The majority of these were unilateral and only five bilateral cases have been reported. We report an infant with six kidneys, incidentally diagnosed at ultrasonographic imaging after presenting with an anterior lower chest wall abscess. Confirmation of the diagnosis was confirmed by excretory urography. To our knowledge, this is the highest number of SNK reported.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, Nigeria

    Abdulkadir A. Yisau, A. T. Sa’ad & A. Ahidjo

  2. Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, Nigeria

    A. A. Ajape

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Ilorin, Hospital Ilorin, P.O.Box 5291, Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria

    Abdulkadir A. Yisau

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Yisau, A.A., Sa’ad, A.T., Ahidjo, A. et al. Bilateral supernumerary kidneys: Incidental finding in a three-month-old infant. Afr J Urol 16, 46–48 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12301-010-0010-y

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