HORSESHOE KIDNEY

Course overview

HORSESHOE KIDNEYS ARE THE MOST COMMON FUSION DEFECT OF THE KIDNEYS OCCURRING IN APPROXIMATELY 1:500 INDIVIDUALS. THEY ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ABNORMALITIES IN THE POSITION, ROTATION, AND VASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE KIDNEY. ALTHOUGH LARGELY BENIGN, THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH UROLOGICAL SEQUELAE DUE LARGELY TO THE ASSOCIATED URETERIC OBSTRUCTION AND IMPAIRED URINARY DRAINAGE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF HORSESHOE KIDNEY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLES OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.