Cross fused renal ectopia with duplicated inferior vena cava

Case contributed by Charlie Chia-Tsong Hsu
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Ultrasound showed crossed fused ectopia

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

Right to left cross fused renal ectopia associated with duplication of the inferior vena cava. Additional findings include four draining hepatic veins into the inferior vena cava and a thin- walled cystic structure of fluid density adjacent to the right psoas muscle. This is likely to represent an enteric cyst. 

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