© 2003 Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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Renal medicine
Congenital renal anomaly in a patient with situs inversus
Ysbyty Gwynedd North West Wales NHS Trust, Bangor LL57 2PW, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Mr Chaturvedi;
patanjali_c@hotmail.com
Accepted 24 January 2003
Answers on p 359.
Keywords: congenital renal anomaly; horseshoe kidney; renal anomaly
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A 65 year old man was referred to the urology clinic with a two month history of right loin pain. He had no previous urological history. Situs inversus had been diagnosed previously during a routine appendicectomy.
Clinical examination and blood pressure were normal. Laboratory evaluation including blood urea, serum creatinine, 24 hour urinary protein, and urine culture were normal. A plain abdominal radiograph showed no calculi. An ultrasound scan identified a suspicious mass lesion, which demonstrated increased vascularity in the lower pole of the left kidney. A subsequent computed tomogram failed to identify a mass lesion but did reveal a congenital abnormality (fig 1
) in addition to the previously diagnosed situs inversus (fig 2). The patient was reassured and discharged with instructions for a regular blood and urine check by his family doctor.
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[in a new window] Figure 2 Computed tomogram showing situs inversus.
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