Horseshoe kidney overview

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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, in which a person's two kidneys fuse together to form a horseshoe-shape during development in the womb.

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