Horseshoe kidney laboratory findings

Urine analysis and urine culture should be done to look for any sign of urinary infection and serum creatinine and electrolytes should be done to check the kidney function.^[1]

Patients with horseshoe kidney may show following findings on laboratory tests. These include:

• Complete blood count (CBC):
  • Elevated WBC count may indicate the presence of infection.

• Elevated serum creatinine and BUN:
  • Suggestive of obstruction and an underlying kidney disease.
• Urinalysis and cultures: It may show red blood cells and white blood cells indicating hematuria and pyuria:
  • Hematuria is commonly caused by stones.
  • Pyuria indicates an evidence of infection.
  • Urinary cultures are helpful in identifying infection.

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