{"title":"Intrathoracic kidney.","authors":"B Lundius","doi":"10.2214/ajr.125.3.678","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two cases of ectopic, partly intrathoracic kidneys are discussed. One case represents bilateral ectopy, an extremely rare condition. This anomaly deserves consideration because a correct diagnosis can save the patient extensive examinations and possibly thoracic surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":22266,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine","volume":"125 3","pages":"678-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1975-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2214/ajr.125.3.678","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.125.3.678","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Two cases of ectopic, partly intrathoracic kidneys are discussed. One case represents bilateral ectopy, an extremely rare condition. This anomaly deserves consideration because a correct diagnosis can save the patient extensive examinations and possibly thoracic surgery.