Intrathoracic kidney and vertebral fusion: a model of combined misdevelopment.

Angulo, J C; Lopez, J I; Vilanova, J R; Flores, N · J Urol · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of right intrathoracic kidney associated with a complex somite malformation that comprised vertebral fusion and right intrathoracic supernumerary ribs. The interpretation of this association as a disease model of nature allows us to propose a unifying hypothesis on the pathogenesis of this form of renal dystopia.

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