Medullary sponge kidney
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medullary-sponge-kidney-185-8370142
title:
Medullary sponge kidney
text:
Medullary sponge kidney is a congenital disorder of the kidneys characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting tubules in one or both kidneys. Individuals with medullary sponge kidney are at increased risk for kidney stones and urinary tract infection (UTI). Patients with MSK typically pass twice as many stones per year as do other stone formers without MSK. While having a low morbidity rate, as many as 10% of patients with MSK have an increased risk of morbidity associated with frequent s
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encyclopedia
description:
Congenital disorder of urinary system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medullary_sponge_kidney
date created:
2007-09-03T22:13:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:28:59Z
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13
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