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==Multicystic renal dysplasia== | ==Multicystic renal dysplasia== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Most common cause of abdominal mass in newborns.<ref name=emed_mrd> | *Most common cause of abdominal mass in newborns.<ref name=emed_mrd/> | ||
*Subtype of renal dysplasia.<ref name=emed_mrd>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview]. Accessed on: 4 January 2012.</ref> | *Subtype of renal dysplasia.<ref name=emed_mrd>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview]. Accessed on: 4 January 2012.</ref> | ||
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*Cysts. | *Cysts. | ||
*Abnormal stroma. | *Abnormal stroma. | ||
==Renal medullary dysplasia== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Associated with: | |||
**[[Beckwidth-Wiedemann syndrome]]. | |||
**[[Placenta|Placental]] insufficiency.<ref name=pmid19297558>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sparrow | first1 = DB. | last2 = Boyle | first2 = SC. | last3 = Sams | first3 = RS. | last4 = Mazuruk | first4 = B. | last5 = Zhang | first5 = L. | last6 = Moeckel | first6 = GW. | last7 = Dunwoodie | first7 = SL. | last8 = de Caestecker | first8 = MP. | title = Placental insufficiency associated with loss of Cited1 causes renal medullary dysplasia. | journal = J Am Soc Nephrol | volume = 20 | issue = 4 | pages = 777-86 | month = Apr | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1681/ASN.2008050547 | PMID = 19297558 }}</ref> | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
Revision as of 03:41, 5 January 2012
The kidney is an important organ in the abdomen that does the following:
- Water balance & blood pressure regulation,
- Acid-base balance,
- Removes toxins/cleans the blood, and
- Produces hormones (e.g. erythropoietin).
Tumours
Main article: Kidney tumours
This is mostly the domain of urology.
This article cover the common renal tumours:
- [[Renal cell carcinoma].
- Oncocytoma.
- Most other tumours... except urothelial tumours are dealt with in the urothelium article.
Pediatric tumours are covered in pediatric renal tumours.
Medical kidney diseases
Main article: Medical kidney diseases
This is almost a specialty for itself. Lots of interaction with nephrologists.
Developmental
Multicystic renal dysplasia
General
Microscopic
Features:
- Cysts.
- Abnormal stroma.
Renal medullary dysplasia
General
- Associated with:
- Beckwidth-Wiedemann syndrome.
- Placental insufficiency.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview. Accessed on: 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Sparrow, DB.; Boyle, SC.; Sams, RS.; Mazuruk, B.; Zhang, L.; Moeckel, GW.; Dunwoodie, SL.; de Caestecker, MP. (Apr 2009). "Placental insufficiency associated with loss of Cited1 causes renal medullary dysplasia.". J Am Soc Nephrol 20 (4): 777-86. doi:10.1681/ASN.2008050547. PMID 19297558.