Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Ghost in the neighbourhood

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Acute pyelonephritis of an ectopic kidney in the right iliac fossa can mimick acute appendicitis. If care is not taken, the kidney could be seen as an abnormal mass during appendectomy and removed. Most ectopic kidneys have normal functions and people can live to old age without even knowing that they have ectopic kidney. Therefore, ectopic kidneys SHOULD NOT be removed carelessly. It might be the livewire of the patient. Beware!

Ghost in the Neighbourhood