Pediatric horseshoe kidney (renal fusion)
Horseshoe kidney (renal fusion) occurs when a child’s two kidneys fuse together, creating a “U” or horseshoe shape.
What is a pediatric horseshoe kidney?
Horseshoe kidney is when a child is born with the bases or bottoms of the two kidneys connected, thus creating a “U” or horseshoe shape.
What are the signs and symptoms of a pediatric horseshoe kidney?
Those who experience symptoms may have one or more of the following:
Some children with horseshoe kidney have no symptoms.
What are the causes of a pediatric horseshoe kidney?
This condition occurs during fetal development, and the cause is unknown.
Pediatric horseshoe kidney doctors and providers
Jyothsna Gattineni, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Craig Peters, MDPediatric Urologist
Mouin Seikaly, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Elizabeth Brown, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Alexandra Carolan, MDPediatric Urologist
Keri Drake, MDPediatric Nephrologist
David Ewalt, MDPediatric Urologist
Micah Jacobs, MDPediatric Urologist
Halima Janjua, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Raymond Quigley, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Bruce Schlomer, MDPediatric Urologist
Irina Stanasel, MDPediatric Urologist
Smitha Vidi, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Robin Landgraf, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Nephrology