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Renal lithiasis in a horseshoe kidney. Case presentation
Renal lithiasis in a horseshoe kidney. Case presentation
Julio Romero-de la Rosa 1, Nayeli Oropeza-Bustos 1 
, Analí García-Rueda 1, Antonio Méndez-Durán 2
1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Anexo de Expansión Hospitalaria Tlatelolco, Ciudad de México, México; 2 Unidad de Hemodiálisis, Anexo Hospitalario Expansión Tlatelolco, Ciudad de México, México
*Correspondence: Julio Romero-de la Rosa. Email: lyon_4950@hotmail.com
Abstract
Horseshoe kidney is a congenital anomaly in which the kidneys are partially or completely fused, and various anatomical elements, not just the renal cortex, may be involved. We present the case of an octogenarian male who developed nephrolithiasis and was found to have a horseshoe kidney incidentally, despite having no urinary symptoms or deterioration of renal function. The condition was resolved by percutaneous lithotomy.
Keywords: Horseshoe kidney. Urolithiasis. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
