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.
Calado
Adriano A
AA
Section of Urology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. aacalado@uol.com.br
Macedo
Antonio
A
Srougi
Miguel
M
D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*