A case of crossed renal ectopia with fusion / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Crossed fused renal ectopia is an uncommon congenital anomaly. The patients have often another congenital anomalies that may make the diagnosis. We report a case of crossed fused renal ectopia with review of literatures.

Percutaneous nephrostomy in the patients with ureteral obstruction by tumor / 대한비뇨기과학회지

We studied clinical results of twenty patients who had ureteral obstruction due to malignant Tumor from April 1985 through July 1991, they were managed by percutaneous nephrostomy and could be followed up. The sites of the primary malignancy were cervix in 8 patients, bladder in 5, prostate in 2, rectum in 2, and miscellaneous in 3. In this series of 20 patients the average survival tae 4.9 months; 11 patients died after discharge, 7 patients died in hospital and now 2 patients are under chemotherapy. We consider that preliminary drainage of the obstructed urinary tract by percutaneous nephrostomy will allow the return of reasonable kidney function and also an opportunity for fuller assessment of the patient`s malignancy prior to definitive therapy.

Hypoplastic lumbar kidney with single vaginal ectopic ureter; a case report / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Lumbar kidney is one of renal ectopia which rests opposite the sacral promontory in the iliac fossa and anterior to the iliac vessels. We have experienced a case of hypoplastic kidney associated with ipsilateral vaginal ectopic urethral opening which had been discovered by abdominal exploration.