Osama Bani Hani1, Omar Halalsheh1, Yazeed Mohammad1, Anas Bani Yaseen1, Ruba Khasawneh2, Nour Al–Sheikh2, Mais Al-Khalili3, Mohannad Mahmoud Alomari1
1 JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY, KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IRBID-JORDAN
2 JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IRBID-JORDAN
3 MINISTRY OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, AMMAN-JORDAN
Abstract
Herein we present a case of crossed renal ectopia with an unusual type of fusion, discovered incidentally in a 11-year-old girl presented with recurrent urinary tract infections. Both kidneys were located on the right side of the body fused in their upper poles only, forming an inverted U shape.
After reviewing the published data on this topic, we found that most of the described anomalies were within the six well-known types of fusion anomalies. This child had an unusual clinical presentation of severe hydronephrosis of the orthotopic kidney. A unique surgical technique to correct the pathology to be able to preserve the residual mass of that kidney was performed.
