Unilateral Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease with Contralateral Renal Agenesis: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2003.18.2.284
- Author:
Gyun Ho JEONG
1
;
Byoung Seok PARK
;
Taek Kyun JEONG
;
Seong Kwon MA
;
Chung Ho YEUM
;
Soo Wan KIM
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Ki Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. choikc@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Polycystic Kidney;
Autosomal Dominant;
Organogenesis;
Renal Dialysis
- MeSH:
Abdomen/pathology;
Aged;
Female;
Human;
Kidney/abnormalities*;
Male;
Pedigree;
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/diagnosis*;
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/pathology*;
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant/physiopathology;
Radiopharmaceuticals/metabolism;
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid/metabolism
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2003;18(2):284-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary renal disease. There are some reports in the literature concerning unilateral ADPKD. However, in adults, only a few cases of unilateral ADPKD with agenesis of contralateral kidney have been reported. We present a case of unilateral ADPKD with agenesis of contralateral kidney in a 66-yr-old man. Radiographic images showed the enlarged right kidney with multiple variable-sized cysts and the absence of the left kidney. The diagnosis of ADPKD was confirmed by the family screening. The patient received maintenance hemodialysis for endstage renal disease. We report a case of unilateral ADPKD associated with contralateral renal agenesis in a 66-yr-old male patient with a literature review.
