Case Report: A Turner Syndrome case with horseshoe kidney and isolyted ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Talat Yurdakul, OKAN MUSTAFA İSTANBULLUOĞLU, MEHMET MESUT PİŞKİN

  • Talat Yurdakul: Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi
  • OKAN MUSTAFA İSTANBULLUOĞLU: MEVLANA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • MEHMET MESUT PİŞKİN: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Year : 2002
  • Vol : 18
  • Issue : 2
  •  Page : 123-126
Horseshoe kidney is the most common type of renal fusion malformation. The incidence rate is % 0.25 İn public. This malformation may accompany to the chromosomal abnormalities. The most freguent renal abnormality in Turner syndrome is horseshoe kidney. There might be seen complications such as hydronephrosis, freguent uri- nary tract infections, lumber pain and recurrent stone formation due to ureteral obstruction. So that obstruction should be corrected by endoscopic and surgical methods. W e present a horseshoe kidney case with hydronephro­ sis due to isolated ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a patient who has turner syndrome.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2002, Vol. 18 (2)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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