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Kidney hump, no need to jump! Clin Case Rep 2018 Aug;6(8):1633-1634

Date

08/28/2018

Pubmed ID

30147922

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6099045

DOI

10.1002/ccr3.1633

Abstract

Dromedary hump is a prominent focal bulge on the lateral border of the left kidney caused by splenic impression, which can mimic renal neoplasm. It is a benign anatomic variant and exhibits the same imaging characteristics as adjacent renal cortex with normal blood flow pattern on Doppler sonography.

Author List

Koratala A, Bhattacharya D

Author

Abhilash Koratala MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin