A Patient with an Unusual Cause Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Vomiting: Pyelonephritis of an Ectopic Right Kidney Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis

An adolescent female presented with one day of abdominal pain and clinical findings of acute appendicitis. CT scan revealed an ectopic right kidney with changes of acute pyelonephritis. This paper underscores the importance of imaging the right pelvis prior to surgical intervention in suspected case...

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Autores principales: Lossius, Michele N., Araya, Carlos E., Henry, Dwayne D., Neiberger, Richard E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20168987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/638501

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20168987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/638501

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