Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian
Joint Authors
Ekpenyong Ekrikpo, Udeme
Akpan, E. E.
Effa, Emmanuel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This patient is a 38-year-old housewife who presented with a one-month history of difficulty, in breathing, chest pain and bilateral leg swelling and had a blood pressure of 260/150 mmHg, features of malignant hypertension and hypertensive heart disease.
Chest CT scan revealed a chest location of the left kidney.
She also had elevated serum urea and creatinine and proteinuria (++).
The right kidney was normally located with loss of corticomedullary differentiation.
She is on maintenance haemodialysis and is being worked up for possible left nephrectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ekpenyong Ekrikpo, Udeme& Effa, Emmanuel& Akpan, E. E.. 2013. Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450484
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ekpenyong Ekrikpo, Udeme…[et al.]. Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450484
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ekpenyong Ekrikpo, Udeme& Effa, Emmanuel& Akpan, E. E.. Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450484
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450484
