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Renal tract malformations: perspectives for nephrologists.
Nature clinical practice. Nephrology - 1 Jun 2008
Kerecuk Larissa, Schreuder Michiel F, Woolf Adrian S
Abstract excerpt
Renal tract malformations are congenital anomalies of the kidneys and/or lower urinary tract. One challenging feature of these conditions is that they can present not only prenatally but also in childhood or adulthood. The most severe types of malformations, such as bilateral renal agenesis or dysplasia, although rare, lead to renal failure. With advances in dialysis and transplantation for young children, it is...
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