Nephroptosis

    Teenager with periodically pain in the right low abdomen quadrant, suspected acute appendicitis was addressed to ultrasound.

    No sign of appendicitis there was found but right kidney has a high mobility - going down about 7 cm in vertical body position.

    Picture demonstrate a measurement of distance between diaphragm and upper pole of right kidney, which was 5 cm horizontal body position(all right kidney was seen), and become 12 cm in vertical.

    Teenager 17 years-old with flank pain and right kidney nephroptosis.

    At US from the side body access: the distance between the upper pole of the kidneys and the diaphragm in the supine position is 3 cm and 7.5 cm in standing position.