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Imaging features of renal ectopia and fusion in 13 cats.

Powell T SlinkardAugstina AnsonSwan SpecchiMaria Frau TasconLaura Muñiz-MorisDominique PenninckNele Eley Ondreka
Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2023)
This study provides further description of the imaging findings in feline patients with fused renal ectopia. The morphologic characteristics of the fused kidneys in cats appear similar to what is published in the human literature. Renal fusion might be an incidental finding in cats, but further investigations are necessary to determine their clinical relevance.
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