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Spontaneous Neonatal Regression Of Prenatally Detected Renal Cysts In Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Ham monthsd, L., & McKenna, P. H. (2004). spontaneous neonatal regression of prenatally detected renal cysts in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. The Journal of urology, 171(1), 331–332. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000100700.13657.36

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Abstract

No AccessJournal of UrologyCLINICAL UROLOGY: Case Reports1 Jan 2004Spontaneous Neonatal Regression of Prenatally Detected Renal Cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease LARA HAMMOND, and PATRICK H. McKENNA LARA HAMMONDLARA HAMMOND , and PATRICK H. McKENNAPATRICK H. McKENNA View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000100700.13657.36AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Spontaneous Neonatal Regression of Prenatally Detected Renal Cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease." The Journal of Urology, 171(1), pp. 331–332 References 1 : Renal dysgenesis and cystic disease of the kidney. In: . Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co.2002: 1925. chapt. 55. Google Scholar 2 Dunn M.D., Clayman R.V.: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: state of the art and current therapy. AUA Update Series, vol. XX, lesson 13, 2001 Google Scholar 3 : Genetics and pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol2002; 13: 2384. Google Scholar From Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois

Case Details

Disease Location

Fetus

Personal Characteristics

25 years old pregnant woman. Antecedents of adpkd

Clinical Characteristics

Diagnosis of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

Remission Characteristics

Fetal sonography at weeks 25 and 29 of gestation showed marked regression of renal cyst burden bilaterally. A normal appearing female neonate was delivered uneventfully.

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed