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Horseshoe kidney transplantation [PDF]
Horseshoe kidney is a fusion anomaly found in approximately one in 400–600 people. Due to vascular and ureteral variations, transplantation with a horseshoe kidney presents a technical challenge.
Berhés, Mariann +8 more
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Renal cell carcinoma in horseshoe kidney treated with retroperitoneoscopic partial nephrectomy: A case report [PDF]
Horseshoe kidney complicated with renal malignancy is rare, the incidence and prognosis are not much different from those in the general population, However, due to the unique anatomical characteristics of the horseshoe kidney, the partial nephrectomy of
Bing-jian Xiong +5 more
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A 21-year-old male presented with a one day history of right flank pain and signs of severe sepsis. The recorded vital signs included a temperature of 39. Celsius, blood pressure of 95/65 mmHg and heart rate of 165.
Guglielmo Mantica, Hilgard Ackermann
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Horseshoe kidney presenting with features of left ureteropelvic junction obstruction—insights into management: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Background Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion anomaly, occurring in approximately 1 in 500 individuals worldwide. It is characterized by abnormalities in kidney position, rotation, and vascular supply.
Philipo Felix Mwita +7 more
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Robot‐assisted pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction complicating horseshoe kidney [PDF]
Introduction Horseshoe kidney is characterized by midline fusion of the lower poles of both kidneys. We report a case where robot‐assisted pyeloplasty was performed for hydronephrosis complicating horseshoe kidney.
Toshinori Nishikimi +5 more
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Polycystic horseshoe kidney [PDF]
The association between ADPKD and horseshoe kidney is rare (1 in 134,000 to 1 in 8 million cases), and is reported in fewer than 20 cases in the literature. Co-occurrence of these diseases may lower the age of renal failure and favour the occurrence of symptoms. In this case, we performed a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy of the left renal unit of the
Riccio E +3 more
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Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in the isthmus of horseshoe kidney
The anatomic features of a horseshoe kidney are unique—the kidney is fixed and poorly mobile, with many arterial and venous blood supplies, thereby complicating minimally invasive surgery for renal cancer in this setting.
Atsuro Sawada +5 more
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Background A horseshoe kidney is a congenital malformation involving the fusion of the bilateral kidneys and is often accompanied by anomalies of the ureteropelvic and vascular systems.
Jun-ichi Yoshizawa +8 more
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Horseshoe kidney (HSK) has an incidence of about 1 in 400 or 0.25% of the general population and is seen more commonly in males as compared to women in a ratio of 2:1.
Mohammed Ayub Karamnabi Siddiqui +6 more
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