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Pelvic kidney and aorto-iliac aneurysm--a rare association--case report and literature review.

Hanif MA, Chandrasekar R, Blair SD

Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. asadhanif@doctors.net.uk

Association of a congenital pelvic kidney with abdominal aortic aneurysm is rare and to date only a handful cases have been reported in literature. We report one such case, which was successfully treated using the technique of temporary extra-anatomical perfusion of the kidney.

Published 5 October 2005 in Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 30(5): 531-3.
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