Unrecognized horseshoe kidney precipitating a severe renal pelvis injury during routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report
Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a common congenital fusion anomaly characterized by lower renal positioning, malrotation, and aberrant ventrally displaced collecting systems. Iatrogenic urinary tract trauma during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is exceedingly rare, but distorted retroperitoneal anatomy can predispose patients...