A Patient with an Unusual Cause Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Vomiting: Pyelonephritis of an Ectopic Right Kidney Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis | Zendy

Michele Lossius | Zendy; Carlos E. Araya | Zendy; Dwayne Henry | Zendy; Richard E. Neiberger | Zendy

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A Patient with an Unusual Cause Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Vomiting: Pyelonephritis of an Ectopic Right Kidney Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis

Author(s) -

Michele Lossius,

Carlos E. Araya,

Dwayne Henry,

Richard E. Neiberger

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2009/638501

Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , vomiting , abdominal pain , ectopic kidney , appendicitis , lower abdominal pain , gross hematuria , pelvis , radiology , renal pelvis , surgery , kidney

An adolescent female presented with one day of abdominal pain and clinical findings of acute appendicitis. CT scan revealed an ectopic right kidney with changes of acute pyelonephritis. This paper underscores the importance of imaging the right pelvis prior to surgical intervention in suspected cases of acute appendicitis in children.

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