医学
马蹄肾
马蹄铁(符号)
射线照相术
入射(几何)
放射科
肾
内科学
光学
物理
计算机科学
程序设计语言
作者
Alon Z. Weizer,Ari D. Silverstein,Brian K. Auge,Fernando C. Delvecchio,Ganesh V. Raj,David Albala,Richard A. Leder,Glenn M. Preminger
出处
期刊:The Journal of Urology
[Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)]
日期:2003-11-01
卷期号:170 (5): 1722-1726
被引量:147
标识
DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0000092537.96414.4a
摘要
An estimated 150,000 children are born with birth defects each year. One of the most frequent genitourinary abnormalities is horseshoe kidney (HSK). The incidence of HSK in the population is estimated to be 1/400 to 1,600 births based on autopsy data from the 1940s and 1950s. We prospectively evaluated the incidence of HSK based on radiographic studies to determine the contemporary incidence of HSK.In a 6-month period patients undergoing abdominal computerized tomography, renal ultrasonography and excretory urography were screened for HSK. After identification medical charts were reviewed for demographics, history, study indication and findings. A literature review of 12 studies of 825 patients with HSK was compared with the current series with regard to common associated findings.From 15,320 radiographs 23 patients were identified with HSK for an overall incidence of 1/666. Computerized tomography, excretory urography and ultrasound identified 16, 5 and 2 patients, respectively, while 16 were male, 7 were female, 20 were adults and 3 were children. The most common concomitant urological disorder was nephrolithiasis in 9 patients (39%), prompting operative intervention in 4. The radiographic incidence of HSK closely matched data from autopsy series and yet it differed from that in current radiographic series using ultrasound in the perinatal period.Our radiographic evaluation of the HSK incidence closely matches past autopsy series. This finding suggests that the incidence of HSK remains stable despite an increasing number of birth defects. Moreover, it appears that radiographic studies can accurately estimate the incidence of congenital anatomical disorders. Our data suggest that HSK is a relatively benign condition with a low requirement for operative intervention in these incidentally identified patients.
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