Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2019)

A rare case of pancake kidney with glomerulonephritis

  • Varun Mamidi,
  • Indhumathi Elayaperumal,
  • Jaiju James Chakola,
  • P M Venkata Sai,
  • Jayakumar Matcha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.256867
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 2
pp. 549 – 552

Abstract

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Developmental anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract occur in 3-6 per 1000 live births. Pancake kidney is one of the rarest types of renal ectopia. Urinary system anomalies often coexist with malformations of other organs and systems. We report a case of pancake kidney which was detected incidentally while treating a patient with renal failure and nephrotic syndrome.