A patient undergoing MRI is found to have a horseshoe kidney. This occurs due to fusion of the kidneys at which location?
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Correct answer: Lower poles
Horseshoe kidney results from fusion of the lower poles. Ascent is blocked by the inferior mesenteric artery, leading to its characteristic lower position.
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