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Right thoracic ectopic kidney in a child with breathing difficulties—Sonographic diagnosis
Author(s) -
Maduekwe Echezona,
Weinberg Brighita,
Samaan Bassem,
Sheferaw Ergeba,
Suntharos Patcharapong
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20716
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic kidney , breathing , ultrasonography , kidney , ultrasound , radiology , anatomy
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. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 39:108–110, 2011