Abstract
An ectopic kidney is often found inadvertently during CT, ultrasonography, MRI, or urologic physical examination. Ectopic kidneys usually occur in the pelvis. A pelvic ectopic kidney may be misinterpreted for a pelvic tumor by less experienced physicians and surgeons. We present an extremely rare case of ectopic kidney in the deep subcutaneous region of the abdominal wall and associated with the additional abnormality of spina bifida. MRI found an ectopic kidney but failed to identify ureteropelvic drainage. Diuretic renography with 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid showed normal functioning and identified nonobstructive ureteropelvic drainage of the ectopic subcutaneous kidney.
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