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Superior crossed-fused renal ectopia

MedGen UID:
1814384
•Concept ID:
C5676820
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0034235

Definition

A type of cross fused renal ectopia in which the ectopic kidney lies superiorly and its lower pole fuses with the upper pole of the normal kidney. The renal pelvis of both kidneys lies anteriorly. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuperior crossed-fused renal ectopia

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Etiology

Pancake kidney, a rare and often misdiagnosed malformation: a case report and radiological differential diagnosis.
Lomoro P, Simonetti I, Vinci G, Fichera V, Prevedoni Gorone MS
J Ultrasound 2019 Jun;22(2):207-213. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0331-4. PMID: 30361920Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Pancake kidney, a rare and often misdiagnosed malformation: a case report and radiological differential diagnosis.
Lomoro P, Simonetti I, Vinci G, Fichera V, Prevedoni Gorone MS
J Ultrasound 2019 Jun;22(2):207-213. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0331-4. PMID: 30361920Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome with rare findings of inferior crossed-fused renal ectopia and Gartner's duct cyst: a video case report.
Liang G, Xia W, Liang Y, Zhu Q, Zou L, Zhang J, Jiang H
Fertil Steril 2021 Feb;115(2):525-527. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.1433. PMID: 33069370

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