Horseshoe kidney and choledocholithiasis

Case contributed by David Cuete
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient with right upper quadrant pain, radiology suggests CT and MRI for better characterization.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female

CT abdomen and pelvis

ct

The kidneys are united at their lower pole with a horseshoe appearance. They have adequate cortical thickness. There is no dilatation of the excretory system. The gallbladder contains multiple stones.

MRI cholangiography

mri

It was decided complemented with magnetic resonance to study the gallstones found on computed tomography

MRI shows multiple gallstones in the gallbladder and common bile duct.

Case Discussion

This case demonstrates a choledocholithiasis, and incidentally also demonstrates an horseshoe kidney.

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