Medullary Sponge Kidney.
- Author:
Young Ho KIM
1
;
Kyo Sun KIM
;
Pyung Kil KIM
;
Ki Kun OH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Medullary sponge kidney
- MeSH: Child; Diagnosis; Dilatation; Enuresis; Humans; Male; Medullary Sponge Kidney*; Porifera; Urography
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1982;25(6):628-632
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- 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.
