J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1982 Jun;25(6):628-632.
Medullary Sponge Kidney
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Medullary sponge kidney is uncommon disease and rare in children. It is characterized by localized dilatation of collecting ducts in renal pyramids. The diagnosis of medullary sponge ki-dney depends mainly upon intravenous and retrograde pyelography. This paper presented a case of medullary sponge kidney found in a 9-year-old boy during the study about enuresis, and a brief review of literature was made.
