What is horseshoe kidney?

Horseshoe kidney occurs during fetal development, as the kidneys move into their position, they fuse together at the lower end or base and form a "U" shape, which gives it the name "horseshoe." Some symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections.

How do members experience horseshoe kidney?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with horseshoe kidney*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for horseshoe kidney*

Who has horseshoe kidney on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 3
30s 10
40s 17
50s 7
60s 3
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 13
Female 34