Pelvic cake kidney drained by a single ureter associated with unicornuate uterus

Urology. 2010 Jul;76(1):53-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.10.015.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple* / diagnosis
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Ureter / abnormalities*
  • Uterus / abnormalities*