Cake kidney drained though a single ureter in a patient with recurring urinary tract infection

Bianca Aki Ishiy Ozima; José Germano Ferraz de Arruda; Marcio Gatti; Germano José Ferraz de Arruda; Luís Cesar Fava Spessoto; Fernando Nestor Fácio Jr

doi:10.21037/tau.2019.10.14

Cake kidney drained though a single ureter in a patient with recurring urinary tract infection

Transl Androl Urol. 2019 Dec;8(6):762-763. doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.10.14.

Authors

Bianca Aki Ishiy Ozima¹, José Germano Ferraz de Arruda², Marcio Gatti², Germano José Ferraz de Arruda², Luís Cesar Fava Spessoto², Fernando Nestor Fácio Jr²

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery, Hospital de Base/FUNFARME, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
² Department of Urology, São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP/FUNFARME), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

Cake kidney is a rare abnormality of the urinary tract. It is generally asymptomatic but can lead to renal and nonspecific systemic manifestations. This report describes a case of cake kidney drained through a single ureter diagnosed in a female patient with recurring urinary infection.

Keywords: Kidney; abnormalities; ureter.

Publication types

Case Reports