Cystic Kidney Diseases According to Potter's Classification.
- Author:
Kee Hyuck KIM
1
;
Sung Chul SHIN
;
Soon Il LEE
;
Je Geun CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Sowha Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cystic kidney disease;
Potter s classification
- MeSH:
Classification*;
Kidney;
Kidney Diseases, Cystic*;
Microdissection
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1995;38(1):91-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The cystic disease of the kidney include a heterogeneous group of developmental, hereditary, and acquired disorders. Based on extensive microdissection studies, Potter concluded all renal cystic diseases could be categorized into four types. We have experienced 5 cases of cystic kidney disease which were confirmed by aoutopsy and classified as Type I, Type II, Type III, Boderline between types II and III and Type IV according to Potter's classification. We report these cases with a review of literatures.
