Pancake Kidney in 99mTc-DMSA Study (Case Report)

Sumaiya Al Siyabi^1, and Khalid AL Busaidi¹

¹Nuclear Medicine Department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman

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Sumaiya Al Siyabi and Khalid AL Busaidi. Pancake Kidney in 99mTc-DMSA Study (Case Report). American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018; 6(1):9-11. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-6-1-3

Abstract

Pancake kidney, also known as discoid kidney, lump kidney, or fused pelvic kidney, is a rare renal fusion anomaly of the kidneys of the crossed fused variety. The majority of patients with this anomaly are asymptomatic. We present a case of pancake kidney which was incidentally found in a child with abdominal pain with no other associated anomalies and was managed conservatively.

Keywords

pancake kidney, renal 99mTc-DMSA

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