Medicine:Nephromegaly
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Short description: Abnormally enlarged kidneys
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Nephromegaly is the process whereby a kidney or both kidneys become enlarged.[1] Both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease can cause nephromegaly.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Nephromegaly". Medcyclopaedia. http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_iv_2/n/nephromegaly.aspx. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
Further reading
- Pickering, S. P.; Fletcher, B. D.; Bryan, P. J.; Abramowsky, C. R. (1984). "Renal lymphangioma: A cause of neonatal nephromegaly". Pediatric Radiology 14 (6): 445–448. doi:10.1007/BF02343441. ISSN 0301-0449.
- DeBaun, Michael R.; Siegel, Marilyn J.; Choyke, Peter L. (1998). "Nephromegaly in infancy and early childhood: A risk factor for Wilms tumor in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome". The Journal of Pediatrics (Elsevier BV) 132 (3): 401–404. doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70009-5. ISSN 0022-3476.
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