Medullary sponge kidney: unusual finding in kidney transplant recipient [PDF]
The Ultrasound Journal, 2022 Background Medullary sponge kidney is generally considered a benign condition, gold standard for the diagnosis is urography but it has almost been replaced by UroCT that did not present the same sensibility.
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Ultrasound to address medullary sponge kidney: a retrospective study [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2020 Background Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is a rare disease characterized by cystic dilatation of papillary collecting ducts. Intravenous urography is still considered the gold standard for diagnosis. We identified a cohort of patients from our outpatient
Isabella Pisani +8 more
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Sphingomyelin and Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease: A Biological Link Identified by Omics Approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Background: Molecular biology has recently added new insights into the comprehension of the physiopathology of the medullary sponge kidney disease (MSK), a rare kidney malformation featuring nephrocalcinosis and recurrent renal stones.
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Association of medullary sponge kidney and hyperparathyroidism with RET G691S/S904S polymorphism: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Medullary sponge kidney is a rare renal malformation, which usually manifests as nephrocalcinosis, renal tubular acidosis, and recurrent urinary tract infections.
Muhammad Usman Janjua +4 more
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Ambiguous clear cell carcinoma in medullary sponge kidney: A case report [PDF]
Asian Journal of Urology, 2020 Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is a characteristic renal malformation, with a relatively low incidence. Radiologically, identification of MSK is sometimes ambiguous when compared to a renal mass.
Yang Chen, Tianyu Li, Jiwen Cheng
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Medullary Sponge Kidney: Current Perspectives [PDF]
International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, 2019 Talha H Imam,1 Haris Patail,2 Hassan Patail3 1Division of Nephrology, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, CA, USA; 2St. George’s University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada; 3Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep ...
Imam TH, Patail H, Patail H
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Medullary sponge kidney with IgA nephropathy: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC NephrologyBackground Medullary sponge kidney (MSK)is rare in association with glomerulonephritis. We report a patient with medullary sponge kidney, and the kidney biopsy revealed a diagnosis of IgA nephropathy. Case presentation A 27-year-old female presented with
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Medullary Sponge Kidney and Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome: A Rare Association [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2014 The medullary sponge kidney is also known as Lenarduzzi’s kidney or Cacchi and Ricci’s disease from the first Italian authors who described its main features.
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Integrated radiomics and deep learning model for identifying medullary sponge kidney stones [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundMedullary sponge kidney (MSK) is a rare congenital anomaly frequently associated with nephrolithiasis. Accurate preoperative differentiation between MSK stones and non-MSK multiple kidney stones remains challenging, yet it is essential for ...
Yubao Liu +9 more
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A Rare Diagnosis of Caroli Syndrome in a Young Patient [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsCaroli syndrome is a rare but serious congenital disorder associated with portal hypertension and polycystic kidney disease. Early diagnosis via imaging, particularly MRCP, is crucial to prevent life‐threatening complications such as cholangitis and ...
Elaheh Karimzadeh‐Soureshjani +4 more
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