medullary cystic disease

pathology
Also known as: sponge kidney

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formation of renal cyst

  • In renal cyst

    In medullary cystic diseases, also thought to be congenital in origin, cysts form in the small collecting tubules that transport urine from the nephrons, the urine-producing units of the kidney. The disease generally does not have warning symptoms, but affected persons become anemic and have low…

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