Nephrolithiasis in a 17-Year-Old Male With Seckel Syndrome and Horseshoe Kidneys: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Urology. 2018 Oct:120:241-243. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.05.023. Epub 2018 Jun 9.

Abstract

We report the case of a 17-year-old male with Seckel syndrome and horseshoe kidneys which had a 7 mm kidney stone in the lower pole calyx of the right moiety. The patient had a history of rotoscoliosis with 60° dextroconvex curvature and hepatic steatosis. Attempted ureteroscopy was unsuccessful due to stone location and anatomy. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy was ultimately required. This case highlights the difficulties of endoscopic treatments of renal calculi in patients with abnormal renal anatomy and dysmorphia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of nephrolithiasis in a patient with Seckel syndrome and horseshoe kidneys.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dwarfism / complications*
  • Fatty Liver / complications
  • Fused Kidney / complications*
  • Fused Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microcephaly / complications*
  • Nephrolithiasis / complications
  • Nephrolithiasis / diagnosis*
  • Nephrolithiasis / surgery
  • Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Seckel syndrome 2