THE DISEASES CONCOMITANT WITH HORSESHOE KIDNEY
Article published in Urologia Polska 1998/51/2.

authors

Mariusz Płodzidyn, Szymon Kwiatkowski, Cezary Ciomek, Mariusz Kinal

Oddział Urologii Szpitala Miejskiego w Inowrocławiu
Ordynator Oddziału: dr n. med. Sz. Kwiatkowski

keywords

horseshoe kidney ? diseases concomitant with horseshoe kidney ? treatment

summary

Objective. The authors presented the analysis of cases with horseshoe

kidney and concomitant diseases. The patients were treated at Urology Ward,

Hospital in Inowrocław between 1993 and 1998.

Material and method. 17 patients underwent the treatment. 13 patients

reąuired surgery: 11 cases of hydronephrosis coexisted with nephrolithiasis,

1 patient with carcinoma, and 1 patient with injury of horseshoe kidney. In 9

cases isthmotomy was performed, in 3 patients the accessory yessels with

infiltration to renal pelvis were cut, 2 patients reąuired the resection of the

lower pole of kidney, 1 patient was treated with PCNL, and 1 patient URS.

Results. Good results of the treatment were achieved in the early and late

stages. In 1 case the temparary increase of hydronephrosis was observed,

and in 1 case perinephrial absess occurred.

Conclusions. The use of combined surgical methods and isthmotomy are

effective treatment in management of cases with the complicated horseshoe

kidney.

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