title: "Pancake kidney": a renal anomaly complicating aortic reconstruction.
abstract: Pancake kidney is a rare fusion anomaly of the kidneys characterized by the presence of a displaced, lobulated pelvic renal mass of dual parenchymatous system without intervening septum. The existence of this anomaly during aortic reconstruction presents a great technical challenge. The surgical management of a 51-year-old man with a 5.0 cm aortic aneurysm and a pancake kidney is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Eze
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Grabowski
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed