Fetal Pancake Kidney: Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Follow‐up. (27th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perlman, Sharon; Borovitz, Yael; Bar‐Adon, Sonya; Dekel, Benjamin; Achiron, Reuven; Gilboa, Yinon
• Is Part Of: Journal of ultrasound in medicine. Volume 39:Number 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1665
• Page End: 1668
• Publication Date: 2020-02-27
• Subjects: congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, Mayer‐Rokitansky‐Küster‐Hauser syndrome -- pancake kidney -- prenatal diagnosis -- prenatal ultrasound; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonics in medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jum.15251
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4297

Abstract

Abstract : Bilateral failure of the kidneys to ascend during embryonic life may lead to fusion of the two renal masses, resulting in a round mass known as pancake kidney. Reviewing the literature, we did not encounter any reports of prenatal diagnosis of pancake kidneys. We present 6 cases of a pancake kidney diagnosed prenatally. Extrarenal associated anomalies included an aberrant right subclavian artery, nonvisualization of the uterus, consistent with Mayer‐Rokitansky‐Küster‐Hauser syndrome, and a sequence of early‐onset growth restriction, hypospadias, and syndactyly, suspected as Smith‐Lemli‐Opitz syndrome. On postnatal follow‐up, all infants had a normal renal outcome.