Congenital abnormality of kidney & urinary tract (CAKUT)
Solitary kidney
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Congenital absence of functioning renal tissue
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Kirkpatrick J et al: Side predilection in congenital anomalies of the kidney, urinary and genital tracts. J Pediatr Urol. 16(6):751-9, 2020
Sugarman J et al: Ethical considerations concerning amnioinfusions for treating fetal bilateral renal agenesis. Obstet Gynecol. 131(1):130-4, 2018
Laurichesse Delmas H et al: Congenital unilateral renal agenesis: prevalence, prenatal diagnosis, associated anomalies. Data from two birth-defect registries. Birth Defects Res. 109(15):1204-11, 2017
Bienstock JL et al: Successful in utero intervention for bilateral renal agenesis. Obstet Gynecol. 124(2 Pt 2 Suppl 1):413-5, 2014
Westland R et al: Unilateral renal agenesis: a systematic review on associated anomalies and renal injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 28(7):1844-55, 2013
Orazi C et al: Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: uterus didelphys, blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Sonographic and MR findings in 11 cases. Pediatr Radiol. 37(7):657-65, 2007
Cascio S et al: Associated urological anomalies in children with unilateral renal agenesis. J Urol. 162(3 Pt 2):1081-3, 1999
Hoffman CK et al: The "lying down" adrenal sign: a sonographic indicator of renal agenesis or ectopia in fetuses and neonates. J Ultrasound Med. 11(10):533-6, 1992
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Congenital abnormality of kidney & urinary tract (CAKUT)
Solitary kidney
Definitions
Congenital absence of functioning renal tissue
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Kirkpatrick J et al: Side predilection in congenital anomalies of the kidney, urinary and genital tracts. J Pediatr Urol. 16(6):751-9, 2020
Sugarman J et al: Ethical considerations concerning amnioinfusions for treating fetal bilateral renal agenesis. Obstet Gynecol. 131(1):130-4, 2018
Laurichesse Delmas H et al: Congenital unilateral renal agenesis: prevalence, prenatal diagnosis, associated anomalies. Data from two birth-defect registries. Birth Defects Res. 109(15):1204-11, 2017
Bienstock JL et al: Successful in utero intervention for bilateral renal agenesis. Obstet Gynecol. 124(2 Pt 2 Suppl 1):413-5, 2014
Westland R et al: Unilateral renal agenesis: a systematic review on associated anomalies and renal injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 28(7):1844-55, 2013
Orazi C et al: Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: uterus didelphys, blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Sonographic and MR findings in 11 cases. Pediatr Radiol. 37(7):657-65, 2007
Cascio S et al: Associated urological anomalies in children with unilateral renal agenesis. J Urol. 162(3 Pt 2):1081-3, 1999
Hoffman CK et al: The "lying down" adrenal sign: a sonographic indicator of renal agenesis or ectopia in fetuses and neonates. J Ultrasound Med. 11(10):533-6, 1992
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