Giuliana Orlandi, Paolo Toscano, Olimpia Gabrielli, Enrica Di Lella, Antonia Lettieri, Luigi Manzo, Laura Letizia Mazzarelli, Carmine Sica, Letizia Di Meglio, Lavinia Di Meglio, Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, Giosuè Giordano Incognito, Attilio Tuscano, Stefano Cianci, Aniello Di Meglio
INTRODUCTION: A congenital intrathoracic kidney (ITK) is a rare anomaly that is recognized to have four causes: renal ectopia with an intact diaphragm, diaphragmatic eventration, diaphragmatic hernia, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. We report a case of a prenatal-diagnosed ITK related to a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and conducted a systematic review of all cases of the prenatal diagnosis of this association. CASE PRESENTATION: A fetal ultrasound scan at 22 gestational weeks showed left CDH and ITK, hyperechoic left lung parenchyma, and mediastinal shift...
May 23, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine