Peng XX, Cheng SA, Liang QL, Luo XB, Hong XC, Yuan GL, Zhang HJ. Bilateral thoracic kidneys combined with inferior vena cava located behind the anterior abdominal wall: A case report and review of literature.
World J Clin Cases 2018;
6:666-670. [PMID:
30430122 PMCID:
PMC6232566 DOI:
10.12998/wjcc.v6.i13.666]
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Abstract
Ectopic thoracic kidneys are the rarest form of renal ectopia. Moreover, congenital abnormality of a primary anterior inferior vena cava (IVC) located behind the anterior abdominal wall is extremely rare. To date, only one such case has been reported. Herein, we report a rare case of a 55-year-old Chinese male with bilateral thoracic kidneys combined with an anterior IVC, a malformed liver, and a large-round-folds navel. The classification, clinical characteristics, and management options of a thoracic kidney was also summarized by literature review. To our best knowledge, the simultaneous detection of such multiple complex abnormalities has not been reported.
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