A Special Case of Renal Duplication Diagnosed on CT Imaging

Zacharia Traore^1*, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi², Ababacar Traore¹, Saeed Abdul Razak², Youssef Lamrani¹, Meryem Boubbou¹, Moustapha Maâroufi¹, Khalid Mazaz², Siham Tizniti¹, Imane Kamaoui¹

¹Radiology Department, Hassan II Teaching hospital, Fes, Morocco.
²Visceral Surgery Department, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fes, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2015.51007                

Abstract

Renal duplication or supernumerary kidney (SK) is a rare anomaly, poorly documented. It is often discovered fortuitously or after complications. Its preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We hereby report the case of a left supernumerary kidney discovered upon thoracic-abdominal pelvic CT staging in a 50-year-old woman monitored for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

Keywords

Renal Duplication, Supernumerary Kidney

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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