Pancake kidney with cysts and a single ureter

Horseshoe kidney with cysts and a single ureter: a case report.

Horseshoe kidney is the most common of all renal fusion anomalies, occurring in approximately 0.25% of the general population. Horseshoe kidney with only a single ureter is a rare anomaly. A 60-year-old man was admitted to hospital for routine health screening. His family history was negative for kidney diseases, and there was no abnormality in his physical examination. A computed tomography (C...

Supernumerary kidney with pelvic communication and a single ureter

A Case of Congenital Single Kidney with Dilated Ureter

A Hindu male, aged 17 years, came to us for an investigation regarding his albuminuria. Past history.?Four years ago the patient had an acute attack of pain with redness and inflammation of the metatarso-phalangeal articulation of the big toe of the left foot; this was diagnosed as gout. He had two more similar attacks which affected the metatarso-phalangeal articulations of both the feet. Duri...

Pancake kidney with bladder herniation.

A 61-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with vomiting and progressively worsening abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) was performed. The diagnosis of patient was acute cholecystitis and the patient was referred to general surgery clinic. In addition CT scan showed bilateral ectopic kidneys with urinary bladder herniation (Figures 1 and 2). Both kidneys were fused at the m...

Cake kidney drained by single ureter.

Cake kidney is a rare congenital anomaly of the urogenital tract, with a few more than 20 cases described in the literature. It can be diagnosed at any age range. Normally, drainage is achieved by 2 ureters, and there are only 5 reports in the literature of cake kidney drained by a single ureter. The authors describe one more case of this rare malformation of the urinary tract.