Pancake kidney

Pancake kidney (also known as disc, shield or doughnut kidney[1]) is a rare anomaly of the kidney with complete fusion of the superior, mild and inferior poles of both kidneys. The kidney is seen as a single, disc-shaped mass typically located in the pelvis.[2] Each kidney has its own ureter that does not cross the midline.[1]

  1. ^ a b González Reimers, E; Santolaria Fernández, F; Pestana Pestana, M; Jorge Hernández, JA; Batista Lopez, N; Abreu González, J; Hernández Nieto, L (November 1985). "[Clinical and prognostic value of quantified fibrosis in alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis]". Revista espanola de las enfermedades del aparato digestivo. 68 (5): 413–9. PMID 4081266.
  2. ^ Chaker, Kays; Sellami, Ahmed; Ben Chehida, Mohamed Ali; Ben Rhouma, Sami; Nouira, Yassine (1 March 2019). "Pancake kidney: A case report". Urology Case Reports. 23: 19–20. doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2018.11.014. ISSN 2214-4420. PMC 6260232. Retrieved 30 April 2024.