Cake kidney: a rare anomaly of renal fusion

Authors

  • Guilherme Lippi Ciantelli FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Alexandre Minetto Brabo FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Anderson Ryo Kuboniwa FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Caio Barros Figueiredo FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Marília Akemi Uzuelle Takahashi FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Saul Gun FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Antonio Alberto Ramos Argento FCMS/PUC-SP

Keywords:

rim, anormalidades congênitas, doenças raras

Abstract

ABSTRACT The cake kidney is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinogenital tract that can be diagnosed at any age. Few more than 20 cases have been described in the literature. The authors describe in this article another case of this rare malformation. Key-words: kidney, congenital abnormalities, rare diseases.

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Author Biographies

Guilherme Lippi Ciantelli, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Alexandre Minetto Brabo, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Anderson Ryo Kuboniwa, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Caio Barros Figueiredo, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Marília Akemi Uzuelle Takahashi, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Saul Gun, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Antonio Alberto Ramos Argento, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

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Srivastana RN, Singh M, Ghai OP, Sethi U. Complete renal fusion (cake/lump kidney). Br J Urol. 1971; 43:391-4.

Goren E, Eidelman A. Pelvic cake kidney drained by single ureter. Urology. 1987; 30:492-3.

Brock JW, Braren V, Phillips K, Winfield AC. Caudal regression with cake kidney and a single ureter: a case report. J Urol. 1983; 130:535-6.

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Published

2012-06-27

How to Cite

1.
Ciantelli GL, Brabo AM, Kuboniwa AR, Figueiredo CB, Takahashi MAU, Gun S, Argento AAR. Cake kidney: a rare anomaly of renal fusion. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2012Jun.27 [cited 2025Jan.2];14(2):64-6. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/6246

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Case Report

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