Abstract

VASQUEZ-GUARIN, Catalina et al. Horseshoe Kidney. Rev. colom. nefrol. [online]. 2017, vol.4, n.2, pp.217-225. ISSN 2500-5006.  https://doi.org/10.22265/acnef.4.2.278.

We present the clinical case of a 39 year old male that presented with a violent death in the city of Medellin. During the necropsy, a horseshoe Kidney was found, which was never diagnosed according to the patients' medical history. It is a case relevant in the medical field given the unusual vasculature that was found, because it's not a usual arrangement. The lack of symptoms and its spontaneous finding during the necropsy, shows us that it's not a rare find in our environment and that it has a big impact in the surgical fields, and in occasions, with urinary tract infections.

Methodology: Descriptive. Informed consent was given by the deceased relatives for the use and analysis of the medical history.

Keywords : Anatomic variant; horseshoe kidney; renal; kidney; renal blood flow; renal function; anastomosis.

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