Open AccessPancake kidney: A rare developmental anomaly
Author(s) -
Anil K. Choudhary,
Alok Tiwari,
Hemant Khowal,
Poras Chaudhary,
Mansi Arora
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.1933
Subject(s) - urinary system , kidney , medicine , complication , kidney stones , kidney development , urology , surgery , anatomy , biology , biochemistry , embryonic stem cell , gene
There are many developmental anomalies of the kidney. Pancake kidney is one of the rarest types of renal ectopia. We report a case of pancake kidney which was detected incidentally while treating a female patient for a urinary tract infection. Although urinary system anomalies often coexist with malformations of other organs and systems, no associated anomalies could be detected in this case. Pancake kidney is usually managed by surgery, but this case was managed conservatively without any complication.