Pelvic cake kidney drained by a single ureter associated with unicornuate uterus
Andrew B Rosenkrantz1, Martin Kopec, Shaked Laks
1Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. rosena23@nyumc.org
Abstract:
The pelvic cake kidney in which there is complete fusion of both kidneys into a single renal parenchymal mass has been described as the rarest of renal fusion anomalies. Pelvic cake kidney most commonly drains via 2 separate ureters, with fewer than 10 reports demonstrating a cake kidney drained by a single ureter. We present the first ever reported case of a pelvic cake kidney drained by a single ureter in association with a unicornuate uterus. These findings were identified in a young female patient who underwent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging for pelvic pain.
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