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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:281-283
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Thoracic left kidney: a differential diagnostic dilemma for thoracic surgeons

Yusuf K. Yalcinbas, MDa, Haluk Sasmaz, MDb, Suat Canbaz, MDa a Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
b Thoracic Surgery Department, Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

Accepted for publication April 18, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Yalcinbas, Istanbul Memorial Hastanesi, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Uzmani, Piyale Pasa Bulvari, Okmeydani/Istanbul 80270, Turkey
e-mail: yalcinbas{at}aol.com

We report a case of left thoracic kidney that was identified after a detailed workup for a left thoracic mass that appeared on a routine chest roentgenogram of a young adult. Intravenous pyelography and angiography clearly identified this rare anomaly. Anatomical features and clinical implications of this condition are presented.




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