I do not know what a dropped kidney is as this is not a standard term used by urologists. I wonder if you have a ptotic kidney? Ptotic kidneys move or drop a long way into the lower flank or pelvis from their usual anatomic position beneath the ribs when a slender person stands up from a lying down position.
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Dropped kidney - usually in skinny people where the kidney detaches from its supporting moorings ( bands which secure it ) and drops to an abnormally low position (also know as a floating kidney).
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Nephroptosis (also called floating kidney or renal ptosis ) is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up. It is more common in women than in ...
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Dr. Leslie Spry: A dropped kidney aka ptotic kidney is a birth abnormality and means that you have one kidney in a lower place than usual ( ie the pelvis or next to the bladder). It confers no risk for kidney disease as long as it was otherwise formed normally at birth.
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I have a dropped left kidney that hurts most of the time, from just under the ribcage straight through to the high, lower back. I can rub hard and deep starting low and pushing upward several times and it will take care of it for awhile,but does not take long for it to hurt again.
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Dropped Kidney – This condition usually occurs in thin or overly thin people. The kidney becomes unattached from its position in the body and drops to a lower position. This is also known as a floating kidney.
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