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
- JGJyothsna Gattineni, MDPediatric Nephrologist
- CPCraig Peters, MDPediatric Urologist
- MSMouin Seikaly, MDPediatric Nephrologist
- EBElizabeth Brown, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Alexandra Carolan, MDPediatric Urologist- KDKeri Drake, MDPediatric Nephrologist
David Ewalt, MDPediatric Urologist
Micah Jacobs, MDPediatric Urologist- HJHalima Janjua, MDPediatric Nephrologist
- RQRaymond Quigley, MDPediatric Nephrologist
- BSBruce Schlomer, MDPediatric Urologist
- ISIrina Stanasel, MDPediatric Urologist
- SVSmitha Vidi, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Robin Landgraf, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Wound Ostomy