• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Nov 2019

    Case Reports

    A Female with Right-Sided Thoracic Kidney with Bochdalek Hernia: A Case Report.

    • Sunil Kumar Daha, Anish Karn, Nikhil Shrestha, Neharika Shrestha, Sanjaya Paudyal, and Niraj Giri.
    • Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2019 Nov 1; 57 (220): 464-466.

    AbstractThe thoracic kidney is the rarest form of an ectopic kidney that usually present on the left thorax and twice more common in males. No case has been reported from Nepal and very few cases are reported worldwide. We report a 24 years-old female with right thoracic kidney with Bochdalek hernia diagnosed incidentally. We have included clinico-radiological and surgical findings of the case with a review of the literature. Keywords: Bochdalek hernia; ectopic kidney; thoracic kidney.

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