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Horseshoe kidney is a congenital anomaly in which the lower pole of both the kidneys fuse during their development. The fusion area is termed Isthmus. The kidney thus is stopped during its normal ascending course by inferior mesenteric artery and thus is found lower than its normal position.
The ultrasound images depict this incidental finding in a 40 year old patient who presented with vague abdominal pain.
Image courtesy : DrAyushGoel
The ultrasound images depict this incidental finding in a 40 year old patient who presented with vague abdominal pain.
Image courtesy : DrAyushGoel
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