Ectopic kidney describes a
kidney
The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blo ...
that is not located in its usual position. It results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the
true pelvis
The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis. Its oblique roof is the pelvic inlet (the superior opening of the pelvis). Its lower boundary is the pelvic floor.
The pelvic cavity primarily contains the reproduc ...
or from a superiorly ascended kidney located in the
thorax
The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the cre ...
.
It has an incidence of approximately 1/900.
See also
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Crossed dystopia
References
External links
Nephrology
Congenital disorders of urinary system
Kidney anatomy
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