Question
Identify the Condition shown in the Photograph
A. Undescendedleft kidney.
B. Papillary carcinoma.
C. Horse shoe kidney.
D. Congenital absentleft kidney.
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Correct Answer » C
Explanation
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Horse shoe kidney
the patient’s kidneys fuse together to form a horseshoe-shape during development in the womb. The fused part is the isthmus of the horseshoe kidney.
Fusion abnormalities of the kidney can be categorized into two groups: horseshoe kidney and crossed fused ectopia. The ‘horseshoe kidney’ is the most common renal fusion anomaly.
In patients with this condition, the central portion of the kidney may be found just inferior to the inferior mesenteric artery because the normal embryologic ascent of the kidneys is arrested by its presence in people with central fusion of the kidneys
