Renal lobar dysmorphism: Ultrasound features

Renal pseudotumors defined as non neoplastic focal lesions which can imitate tumors in radiological methods. The presence of them is a consequence of disturbances in embryological development, most of them are without any clinical implication. Renal lobar dysmorphism (hilar lips, RLD) is rarely recognized example of the pseudotumor. We present ultrasound features of this anatomical variant on the basis of our experiences. We analyzed ultrasound examinations from 01.2005 till 12.2006 performed in ultrasound unit of Pediatric Nephrology Department in Medical University of Gdansk. There were ten children with RLD i…