Anatomical and Radiological Analyses of L-shaped Kidney with Vascular Anomalies
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- IWANAGA JOE
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- WATANABE KOICHI
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- SAGA TSUYOSHI
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- TAHARA NOBUHIRO
- Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- TABIRA YOKO
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- SAKURAGI AYANO
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- KAJI KEIKO
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- TAKAHASHI KIYOSHI
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- YAMAKI KOH-ICHI
- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Abstract
<p>Summary: L-shaped kidney is a congenital anomaly. The disorder results in the kidney appearing very similar in shape to horseshoe kidney (also a congenital anomaly), but either the right or left kidney is located at a position lower than the other kidney. In this report, we describe a woman with L-shaped kidney, identified during anatomical dissection, and compare the findings with clinical data obtained before her death. We discuss the embryology of L-shaped kidney based on detailed anatomical data on the kidney and its vascular system obtained by means of gross anatomical, radiological, and histological examinations. Our findings indicate the importance of detailed anatomical information when planning surgical procedures in patients with fused kidneys, as well as kidney transplantation, resection of renal carcinoma, or surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm.</p>
Journal
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- The Kurume Medical Journal
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The Kurume Medical Journal 64 (1.2), 21-24, 2017
Kurume University School of Medicine