Ectopic kidney explained

Field:Nephrology
Synonyms:Renal ectopia

Ectopic kidney describes a kidney that is not located in its usual position (ectopia). It results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the true pelvis or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the thorax.[1]

It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ectopic Kidney - Renal Ectopia - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications. 18 March 2015. Medindia. 23 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Ectopic Kidney . 2007-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608141057/http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/ectopicKidney/index.htm . 2011-06-08 . dead .

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