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Horseshoe kidney
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- inferior poles of both kidneys fuse abnormally
- as they ascend from pelvis during fetal development, horseshoe kidneys get trapped under inferior mesenteric artery and remain low in the abdomen
- kidneys function normally
- associated with hydronephrosis, renal stones, infection, chromosomal aneuploidy syndroms
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