Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
| Definition: |
A severe form of dysplasia where the kidney typically appears as a bunch of grapes without a reniform configuration or calyceal drainage system. It occurs in-utero and is the most common form of nongenetic renal cystic disease. |
| Notes: |
X ref MULTICYSTIC KIDNEY: do not confuse with POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES |
| Previously Indexed: |
Polycystic Kidney Diseases (1966-2000) |
Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Definitions and Terms
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