Nephroptosis is a controversial phenomenon well described in the literature.
In this case report, we present a patient whose right kidney had "wandered" from its normal anatomic position in the retroperitoneum anteriorly and was in a fixed position anterior to the liver secondary to hydronephrosis. As opposed to the suspected mechanism of nephroptosis, we offer a hydraulic theory as to the origin of the energy required to cause this translocation. The work required to move the patient's kidney was generated by her cardiac output.
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Reference: Case Rep Urol. 2013;2013:498507. Epub 2013 Dec 11
doi: 10.1155/2013/498507
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24392239
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