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If a [[kidney]] does not ascend as it should in normal childhood development it remains in the pelvic area and is called a '''pelvic kidney''', ectopic kidney or a pancake kidney. Often the person with a pelvic kidney will go through their whole life not even knowing they have this condition, unless complications arise later in life for this or a completely different reason, and during investigations the condition is diagnosed. Not a harmful condition generally but can develop complications.<ref>http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/fetalhealth/pelvic_kidney.asp</ref> | If a [[kidney]] does not ascend as it should in normal childhood development it remains in the pelvic area and is called a '''pelvic kidney''', ectopic kidney or a pancake kidney. Often the person with a pelvic kidney will go through their whole life not even knowing they have this condition, unless complications arise later in life for this or a completely different reason, and during investigations the condition is diagnosed. Not a harmful condition generally but can develop complications.<ref>http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/fetalhealth/pelvic_kidney.asp</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 28 September 2012
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
If a kidney does not ascend as it should in normal childhood development it remains in the pelvic area and is called a pelvic kidney, ectopic kidney or a pancake kidney. Often the person with a pelvic kidney will go through their whole life not even knowing they have this condition, unless complications arise later in life for this or a completely different reason, and during investigations the condition is diagnosed. Not a harmful condition generally but can develop complications.[1]