What is an Ectopic Kidney? An ectopic kidney is a congenital defect (observed at birth), where the kidney is located either below, opposite, or above the usual position. This defect occurs because the ...

Background. A 32-year-old man was referred to a tertiary care center for stone management. The patient had initially presented to his primary physician 3 months earlier with right flank pain of 2 ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for ectopic kidneys? A: A family doctor may detect a bulge in the abdomen. A urologist can order imaging studies and detect the presence of ectopic kidneys. A: Ectopic ...

DURING the past ten years 5 patients have been referred to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital for renal homotransplantation because of unintentional surgical extirpation of all functioning renal tissue ...

Crossed renal ectopia is a developmental abnormality with four distinct subtypes. These four subtypes include crossed-fused renal ectopia, crossed ectopia without fusion, bilaterally crossed kidneys ...

Embryologically, the position of the ureteral orifice in single and duplicated systems is best explained by the migration and rotation of each ureteral bud that forms on the mesonephric (Wolffian) ...

A HISTORY of urinary incontinence since infancy, associated with otherwise normal micturition, suggests ureteral ectopia. The ectopic orifice is usually in the midline just posterior to the urethral ...

Background A 14-year-old girl with a solitary right kidney had continuous urinary incontinence. Four months previously she had undergone surgical resection of a vaginal septum associated with uterus ...