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Ectopic kidney
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Ectopic kidney describes a kidney that is not located in its usual position. It results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the true pelvis or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the thorax.[1]
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Ectopic kidney | |
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Other names | Renal ectopia |
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Ectopic crossed fused kidney in a fetus approx. 34 weeks | |
Specialty | Nephrology |
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It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.[2]