An interesting case of a horseshoe kidney with unilateral single ureter and associated anorectal malformation.

  • Mohammed Ayub Karamnabi Siddiqui Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai, India
  • Ojas Vijayanand Potdar Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
  • Shashank Sharma Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai.
  • Vivek Shaw Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
  • Kaustubh Vaidya JJ Group of hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India.
  • Prashant Sarawade Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
  • Darshan Rathi Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.

Abstract

Horseshoe kidney (HSK) has an incidence of about 1 in 400 or 0.25% of the general population and is seen more commonly in males as compared to women in a ratio of 2:1. Usually, Horseshoe kidney would have two normal ureters each draining separately into the bladder. We present a rare and interesting case of Horseshoe kidney with unilateral single ureter and associated anorectal malformation.

Author Biographies

Mohammed Ayub Karamnabi Siddiqui, Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai, India
Head of Department, Urology.
Ojas Vijayanand Potdar, Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Senior Registrar in Urology.
Shashank Sharma, Grant Medical College and J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai.
Senior Resident-3 In Urology.
Vivek Shaw, Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Assistant Professor in Urology.
Kaustubh Vaidya, JJ Group of hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Assistant Professor In Urology
Prashant Sarawade, Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Senior Registrar in Urology.
Darshan Rathi, Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Senior Resident-1 in Urology

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Published
2023-08-15
How to Cite
SIDDIQUI, Mohammed Ayub Karamnabi et al. An interesting case of a horseshoe kidney with unilateral single ureter and associated anorectal malformation.. J Soc Surg Nep, [S.l.], v. 26, n. 1, p. 56-58, aug. 2023. ISSN 2392-4772. Available at: <https://jssn.org.np/index.php?journal=jssn&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=534>. Date accessed: 07 nov. 2024.