Right thoracic ectopic kidney in a child with breathing difficulties-Sonographic diagnosis

Echezona Maduekwe; Brighita Weinberg; Bassem Samaan; Ergeba Sheferaw; Patcharapong Suntharos

doi:10.1002/jcu.20716

Right thoracic ectopic kidney in a child with breathing difficulties-Sonographic diagnosis

Echezona Maduekwe
, Brighita Weinberg
, Bassem Samaan
, Ergeba Sheferaw
, Patcharapong Suntharos

Pediatrics

BronxCare Health System

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Abstract

Congenital intrathoracic ectopic kidney is a rare congenital abnormality that is usually found as an incidental lesion on chest radiographs. We report the case of a 6-month-old male with a 1-day history of breathing difficulties whose chest radiograph revealed a soft tissue right basilar mass. Further investigation utilizing ultrasound revealed a thoracic kidney. This case demonstrates the importance of sonography as a diagnostic tool in identifying thoracic kidneys in the pediatric age group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-110
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20716
State	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia
Ectopic kidney
Respiratory distress
Ultrasonography

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