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Medullary sponge kidney

Medullary sponge kidney logo #21000 Medullary Sponge Kidney (also known as Cacchi–Ricci disease) is a congenital disorder of the kidneys characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting tubules in one or both kidneys. Individuals with medullary sponge kidney are at increased risk for kidney stones and urinary tract infection. Patients with MSK typically pass twice as many ston...
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medullary sponge kidney

medullary sponge kidney logo #20973<radiology> Renal tubular ectasia, dilatation and cyst formation of collecting tubules in renal pyramids, Calcium most likely to be medullary nephrocalcinosis, not hereditary; males (2:1), usually bilateral associated with, renal tubular acidosis (RTA), Caroli disease, parathyroid adenoma, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome...
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medullary sponge kidney

medullary sponge kidney logo #21001a usually asymptomatic congenital condition in which many small cystlike dilatations are found in the collecting tubules, so that the kidney is spongy and porous. Called also sponge kidney.
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medullary sponge kidney

medullary sponge kidney logo #21219Type: Term Definitions: 1. cystic disease of the renal pyramids associated with calculus formation and hematuria; differs from cystic disease of the renal medulla in that renal failure does not usually develop.
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