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'''Horseshoe kidney''' (also known as renal fusion) is a [[congenital disorder]], affecting about 1 in 400 people,<ref name="pmid17593682">{{cite journal |author=Gupta M, Pandey AK, Goyal N |title=Horseshoe kidney--a case report |journal=Nepal Medical College journal : NMCJ |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=63–6 |year=2007 |pmid=17593682 |doi=}}</ref> in which a person's two [[kidney]]s fuse together to form a horseshoe-shape during development in the womb. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Horseshoe kidney (also known as renal fusion) is a congenital disorder, affecting about 1 in 400 people,[1] in which a person's two kidneys fuse together to form a horseshoe-shape during development in the womb.