Table 1 Clinical details of the 9 patients with supernumerary kidneys
From: Supernumerary kidneys: a clinical and radiological analysis of nine cases
No. | Age group | Initial reason for radiological examination | Referred to radiology by? | Initial modality | Additional modalities | Correctly diagnosed | Initial diagnosis reported | Initial diagnosis to surgery | Patient management |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adult | Pneumonia and gastrointestinal bleeding | Pulmonology | CT | 2 CT scans 1 Cystography | Yes | SK; diagnosis rejected 12 years later. DD: “tumor” | 12 years | Watch-and-wait surgery 12 years later together with prostatectomy |
2 | Adult | Liver cirrhosis | Gastroenterology | CT | 7 CT scans 1 MR scan | No | Described, but without diagnosis or interpretation | – | No consequence |
3 | Adult | Uterine Carcinoma | Gynecology | CT | 3 CT scans 6 US exams | No | Metastasis of the adrenal gland | – | No consequence |
4 | Adult | Urinary tract infections | Surgery | CT | 5 CT scans 4 US exam 2 Cystographies 3 MR scans | No | Abscess | 2 days | Series of operations. Complications: urinary leakage; fistula to rectum and urine bladder |
5 | Adult | Lumbalgia | GP | CT | – | No | Recurrence of a presumably resected tumor | – | Watch-and-wait |
6 | Child | Lower abdominal pain | Pediatrics | US | 1 CT 2 US exam 1 MR scan | Yes | SK | 11 years | Resection of the hydronephrotic SK and ureter; shrunken IK remained in situ |
7 | Adult | Tumor palpated | Gastroenterology | CT | 6 MR scans | No | Mesenterial cyst or lymphocele | – | No consequence |
8 | Adult | Aortic dissection | Surgery | CT | 2 CT scans 1 US exam | No | Described, but without diagnosis or interpretation | – | No consequence |
9 | Adolescent | Inguinal hernia and pain | Surgery | US | 2 US exams 1 Cystography 1 Urography 1 MR scan | No | Megaureter or cyst | 17 years | Resection |